Predicting a response to olanzapine

ABSTRACT

The invention relates generally to the relative effect of specific genetic polymorphisms in predicting the clinical outcome of olanzapine therapy in patients suffering from a psychiatric disease such as schizophrenia.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates generally to the relative effect of specificgenetic polymorphisms in predicting the clinical outcome of olanzapinetherapy in patients suffering from a psychiatric disease such asschizophrenia.

BACKGROUND FIELD

Psychiatric disorders include anxiety disorders, such asobsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, or agoraphobia; eatingdisorders, including anorexia and bulimia; mood disorders, includingmanic depression (bipolar disorder); cognitive disorders such asdementias; personality disorders and substance abuse-related disorders;and psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and delusional disorders.In general, such disorders are amenable to therapy.However, psychotic patients typically demonstrate varied responses totreatment with pharmaceutical drugs. Consequently, treatment strategiesare trial-and-error, which has a negative effect on morbidity, prognosisand compliance. Methods and products that enable customized drugtreatment by identifying genetic components that contribute to theinter-individual differences in drug response and development ofdrug-induced side effects would improve the quality of care for patientswith psychiatric diseases significantly.Typically, response to drug therapy is measured by a scoring systembased on scales which assess a variety of symptoms displayed bypsychiatric patients. There are many rating scales used for themeasuring of the symptoms and severity of disorders in psychiatry.Examples include the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (Ham-D),Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), Young Mania RatingScale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (Ham-A), Yale-BrownObsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), Positive and Negative SyndromeScale (PANSS) Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and Clinical GlobalImpression (CGI) scales.Of these, PANSS and GAF can be used to assess schizophrenic disorders,and other psychotic conditions.

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

The PANSS originated as a rigorously operationalised method forevaluating positive, negative, and other symptom dimensions inschizophrenia. The PANSS measurement is derived from behaviouralinformation observed during the interview plus a clinical interview andreports by primary care hospital staff or reports by family members.The ratings provide summary scores on a 7-item positive scale, a 7-itemnegative scale and a 16-item general psychopathology scale. The addedscores provide a PANSS Total Score.The PANSS ratings should be based on the totality of informationpertaining to a specified period, normally identified as the previousweek. Each of the 30 items is accompanied by a specific definition aswell as detailed anchoring criteria for all seven rating points. Theseseven points represent increasing levels of psychopathology, as follows:absent; minimal; mild; moderate; moderate severe; severe; extreme. Inassigning ratings, a physician first considers whether a symptom is atall present, as judging by the item definition. If the item is presentthe physician must determine its severity by reference to the particularcriteria for the anchoring points. The highest applicable rating pointis always assigned, even if the patient meets criteria for lower ratingsas well. The rating points minimal to extreme correspond to incrementallevels of symptom severity. They are keyed to the prominence ofsymptoms, their frequency during the observation phase, and above alltheir disruptive impact on daily living.

Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)

The reporting of overall function on Axis V (5) of the Diagnostic andStatistical Manual of Mental Disorders is performed using the GlobalAssessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale. The GAF scale may be particularlyuseful in tracking the clinical progress of individuals in global terms,using a single measure. The GAF scale is to be rated with respect onlyto psychological and occupational functioning.The present invention is directed to identifying the relativecontributions of genetic polymorphism(s) in a gene or a plurality ofgenes, to the variability displayed by patients in response to treatmentwith antipsychotic drugs, in particular olanzapine. Olanzapine is anantipsychotic drug that is well known to those in the art. It is alsoknown as2-methyl-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-10H-thieno[2,3-b][1,5]benzodiazepine.The skilled person appreciates that functional equivalents of olanzapineare encompassed by the invention.

The method according to the invention encompasses genes encodingdrug-targeted neurotransmitter receptors, transporters and metabolicenzymes. The products and methods encompassed by the geneticpolymorphisms identified herein as contributing to the clinical outcomeof olanzapine therapy can facilitate the improvement of antipsychotictreatment.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Olanzapine is ineffective, or has sub-optimal efficacy, in treating asignificant proportion of individuals with psychotic disorders, and thusa means to determine which patients are likely to benefit fromolanzapine treatment is desirable. The present inventors havesurprisingly discovered that the presence of specific genetic variations(polymorphism(s)) and combinations thereof, is informative regarding thesensitivity of a patient to olanzapine. Thus, the present inventionprovides a method for determining the likelihood that a patient willdisplay a response to treatment with olanzapine, based on the patient'sgenotype.

Prediction of Response to Olanzapine

There is described a method for determining the likelihood of responseto olanzapine in a patient which comprises assessing the genotype of thepatient. In the method according to the invention, genetic polymorphismsare analysed in a plurality of genes comprising one or more genesselected from the group consisting of ADRA2A, ADRA1A, ANKK1, D3,5-HTT,M1 and 5-HT6, ChAT, RXFP3, RFXP4 and Neuregulin. Particularly usefulcombinations of genes are set forth below. In further embodiments,algorithms may be used to predict responsiveness based on polymorphismspresent in a plurality of genes comprising one or more genes selectedfrom the foregoing group.In general, it will be recognised by those skilled in the art that thegenes and polymorphisms selected, as well as algorithms eventually usedto analyse the polymorphisms, can be selected based on the informationavailable on the patient to be tested and the available data concerningassociation of particular polymorphisms with responsiveness toolanzapine. Examples are given below.

Response to Olanzapine Treatment-I

In one embodiment, there is described herein a first example of a methodof determining the likelihood of a response to olanzapine treatment in apatient by detecting one or more polymorphisms in a plurality of genescomprising one, two or all three of the following genes of the patient:ADRA2A, ADRA1A and ANKK1. In an aspect of this embodiment, the methodfurther comprises detecting one or more polymorphisms in one, two, threeor all four of the following genes of the patient: D3, 5-HTT, M1 and5-HT6. This method is effective in predicting responsiveness toolanzapine.In any of these aspects, the polymorphisms detected in ADRA1A includethe polymorphism −4155-C/G, where there is a genetic variation in theADRA1A gene at position −4155. In any of these aspects, thepolymorphisms detected in ADRA2A include the polymorphism A/T atposition −2211, in which a thymidine replaces adenine. Moreover, in anyof these aspects, the polymorphisms detected in ANKK1 include theallelic forms of −8882 C/G. In further embodiments, the polymorphismsdetected in D3 include the allelic forms which encode Ser9/Gly9 and/orthe polymorphisms detected in 5-HTT include the allelic forms of LPR 480bp/520 bp, and/or the polymorphisms detected in M1 include the allelicforms of −12064 T/, and/or the polymorphisms detected in 5-HT6 includeallelic forms of 267 C/T.

In a preferred embodiment, the detected allelic forms of the one or morepolymorphisms in ADRA1A consists of −4155-C/G, wherein said one or morepolymorphisms in ADRA2A consists of −2211-A/T, and wherein said one ormore polymorphisms in ANKK1 consists of −8882-C/G. In another preferredembodiment, the allelic forms of the polymorphisms detected consist ofSer9/Gly9, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in 5-HTT consists ofLPR 480 bp/520 bp, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in M1 consistsof −12064-T/C, and wherein said one or more polymorphisms in 5-HT6consists of 267-C/T.

Variation of the foregoing loci from wild-type is informative oflikelihood of response to olanzapine treatment in a patient. Generally,at least three polymorphisms in three different genes should be assayed,preferably including at least one polymorphism from the group set forthabove. Preferably, at least two polymorphisms from the group set forthabove are assayed, and more preferably at least three. However,different polymorphisms in the same genes can be substituted.

Response to Olanzapine Treatment-II

In another embodiment, there is described herein a second example of amethod of determining the likelihood of a response to olanzapinetreatment in a patient by detecting one or more polymorphisms in aplurality of genes comprising one, two or all three of the followinggenes of the patient: ADRA1A, ANKK1 and M1. In an aspect of thisembodiment, the method further comprises detecting the one or morepolymorphisms in one, two or three of the following genes of thepatient: CHAT, 5HTT, and Neuregulin. This following method is moreconsistent than the method of the first example.

In any of these aspects, the polymorphisms detected in ADRA1A include−4155 C/G, and/or the polymorphisms detected in ANKK1 include −8882 C/G,and/or the polymorphisms detected in M1 include the allelic forms of12064 C/G. In further embodiments, the polymorphisms detected in ChATinclude rs1880676 G/A, and/or the polymorphisms detected in 5HTT includers187294 2630 T/C, and/or the polymorphisms detected in Neuregulininclude SNP8NRG221533 C/T.

In a preferred embodiment, the polymorphisms detected consist in ADRA1Aof −4155 C/G, in ANKK1 of −8882 C/G, and in M1 of −12064 C/G. In anotherpreferred embodiment, the polymorphisms detected in ChAT consist ofrs1880676 G/A, and/or the polymorphisms detected in 5HTT consist ofrs187294 2630 T/C, and/or the polymorphisms detected in Neuregulinconsist of SNP8NRG221533 C/T.

Algorithms

There are provided algorithms for analysing the observed genotypicdifferences, as assayed by detection of polymorphisms. Detecting thepolymorphisms preferably further includes determining the copy number ofthe wild type allele with respect to each polymorphism.

Improvement of General Response to Olanzapine treatment

General responsiveness to olanzapine treatment can be assessedclinically, for example by applying the PANSS Total score or the GAFscale. The following algorithms correlate with assessment ofeffectiveness by measuring general response.

Specifically in one aspect, which corresponds to the first example givenabove, the likelihood of a response to olanzapine treatment (LoR) insaid patient can be predicted using the following algorithm:LoR=[1−(−0.173+1.552A1+1.361A2+2.273B1+1.893B2+0.007C1+0.298C2)],wherein A1=α1A −4155-C/C genotype, A2=α1A −4155-C/G genotype, B1=α2A−2211-A/A genotype, B2=α2A −2211-A/T genotype, C1=ANKK1-8882-C/Cgenotype, and C2=ANKK1 −8882-C/G genotype.

Specifically in another aspect, the likelihood of response to olanzapinetreatment (LoR) in said patient can be predicted using the followingalgorithm:LoR=[1−(−3.443+1.745A1+1.909A2+2.574B1+1.901B2+0.681C1+1.033C2+1.691D1+0.801D2−18.217E1−18.204E2−-18.589E3+0.732F1+1.099F2+22.508G1+23.778G2)]wherein A1=α1A −4155-C/C genotype, A2=α1A −4155-C/G genotype, B1=α2A−2211-A/A genotype, B2=α2A −2211-A/T genotype, C1=ANKK1 −8882-C/Cgenotype, C2=ANKK1 −8882-C/G genotype, D1=D3 Ser9/Ser9 genotype, D2=D3Ser9/Gly9 genotype, E1=5-HTT LPR 480 bp/480 bp genotype, E2=5-HTT LPR480 bp/520 bp genotype, E3=5-HTT LPR 520 bp/520 bp genotype, F1=M1−12064-T/T genotype and F2=M1 −12064-T/C genotype, G1=5-HT6267-C/Cgenotype and G2=5-HT6267-C/T genotype. The sequences of the polymorphicalleles in this algorithm are listed in Table 1A below.

TABLE 1A Alpha 1A adrenergic receptor −4155 C/G GeneID:148 Rs2644627(SEQ ID NO:3) CATCTTTATGACCCCAGAGCATACTC[C/G]TCTCCACTCCACCTACCCA TGTGTAAlpha 2A adrenergic receptor −2211 A/T GeneID:150 Rs521674 (SEQ ID NO:4)AAATATTCTACTCCCTCTTCCCCTTA[A/T]TGAAGGATGCTGTGTGTAC ATCTGA ANKK1 −8882G/C GeneID:255239 Rs3897584 (SEQ ID NO:5)CTCCCTCCTACATGGCCAAGTACTGA[C/G]GATAGAGCAGAGAACAAGA TTCCTG D3 Ser9GlyGeneID:1814 Rs6280 (SEQ ID NO:6)TGCCCCACAGGTGTAGTTCAGGTGGC[C/T]ACTCAGCTGGCTCAGAGAT GCCAT M1 -12,064 T/CGeneID:1128 Rs12295208 (SEQ ID NO:16)CTGGGGGGCCGTTTGCCCTAGAGATG[C/T]GGGTCCTGCACCGCCTCTG TTTGG 5-HT6 267 C/GGeneID:3362 Rs1805054 (SEQ ID NO:17)CCGCCGGCCATGCTGAACGCGCTGTA[C/T]GGGCGCTGGGTGCTGGCGC GCGG 5-HTT LPR480/520 bp (SLC6A4) GeneID:6532 See Collier et al., 1996 Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO:18) GGC GTT GCC GCT CTG AAT GC Reverse primer: (SEQ ID NO:19)GAG GGA CTG AGC TGG ACA ACC ACIn any of the embodied methods described herein, the response isdetermined to be beneficial, if there is an improvement of 20 points ormore in the GAF scales, or at least a 30% or greater decrease(improvement) in PANSS total score values after olanzapine treatment inthe patient.

In another aspect, corresponding to the second example given above andwhich is consistent in predicting effectiveness of olanzapine asassessed by PANSS total score, determining the likelihood of a generalresponse to olanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) is calculatedaccording to the following algorithm:[1−(−2.59+0.915A1+0.526A2+1.686B1+1.888B2+0.743C1+1.889C2)] as measuredby PANSS, wherein A1=adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/C, A2=Alpha-1Aadrenergic receptor rs2644627−-4155C/G, B1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/C,B2=ANKK1 rs3897584-8882 C/G, C1=Muscarinic receptor M1rs12295208−12064T/T, and C2 Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 C/G.

Specifically in another aspect, the likelihood of a response toolanzapine treatment (LoR) in said patient is calculated according tothe following algorithm:=[1−(−5.402+1.602A1+1.108A2+1.212B1+1.965B2+1.399C1+2.814C2+1.118D1+0.068D2+1.708E1+1.952E2+1.097F1−0.806F2)],as measured by PANSS, wherein A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptorrs2644627−4155 C/C, A2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G,B1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/C, B2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, C1=Muscarinicreceptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T, C2=Muscarinic receptor M1rs122952098−12064 C/G, D1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G,D2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/A, E1=5-HTT rs187294 2630T/T, E2=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/C, F1=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/C andF2=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/T,

When the response to olanzapine is measured by GAF, and said response isa therapeutically effective response comprises an improvement of 20points or more in GAF scales, algorithms are provided which predict apatient's responsiveness. For example, in one aspect, determining thelikelihood of a general response to olanzapine treatment in a patient(LoR) is calculated according to the following algorithm:(LoR)=[1−(−1.897+1.068A1+0.799A2+1.023B1+1.258B2+0.601C1+1.285C2)],wherein A1=adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/C, A2=Alpha-1A adrenergicreceptor rs2644627−4155C/G, B1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/C, B2=ANKK1rs3897584−8882 C/G, C1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064T/T, andC2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 C/G. Specifically in anotheraspect, the likelihood of a response to olanzapine treatment (LoR) insaid patient can be predicted using the followingalgorithm(LoR)=[1−(5.916+1.646A1+1.387A2+0.925B1+1.318B2+0.648C1+1.480C2+0.973D1+0.418D2+2.671E1+2.888E2+2.471F1+0.145F2)],wherein A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/C, A2=Alpha-1Aadrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G, B1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/C,B2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, C1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064T/T, C2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs122952098−12064 C/G, D1=CholineAcetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G, D2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChATrs1880676 G/A, E1=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/T, E2=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/C,F1=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/C and F2=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/T.

The sequences of the polymorphic alleles in this algorithm are listed inTable 1B below.

TABLE 1B Alpha 1A adrenergic receptor −4155 C/G GeneID:148 Rs2644627(SEQ ID NO:3) CATCTTTATGACCCCAGAGCATACTC[C/G]TCTCCACTCCACCTACCCA TGTGTAANKK1 −8882 G/C GeneID:255239 Rs3897584 (SEQ ID NO:5)CTCCCTCCTACATGGCCAAGTACTGA[C/G]GATAGAGCAGAGAACAAGA TTCCTG CHAT rs1880676G/A GeneID:1103 Rs1880676 (SEQ ID NO:24)CACCAGAGATGTGGCCGGAATGCAGA[A/G]ATGAAGCACTGAGCACAGT AGGTA 5-HTT 2630 C/T(SLC6A4) GeneID:6532 Rs1872924 (SEQ ID NO:25)CCAAATGTAGCCACACATCATAGTCA[C/T]CTAgattcctgggtctacc ccagac M1 −12,064 T/CGeneID:1128 Rs12295208 (SEQ ID NO:16)CTGGGGGGCCGTTTGCCCTAGAGATG[C/T]GGGTCCTGCACCGCCTCTG TTTGG Neuregulin 1221533 T/C GeneID:3084 SNP8NRG221533 (SEQ ID NO:27)ACTAAAAAAGAGATATATGATATTTGG[C/T]AAAATAAAGATACATGGC TTCCAG

Improvement in Positive Symptoms by Olanzapine Treatment

In another embodiment, there is described herein a method of determiningthe likelihood of improvement in positive symptoms by olanzapinetreatment in a patient. Positive symptoms can be assessed clinicallyusing, for instance the PANSS positive scale. A reduction of 30% or morein positive PANSS scores is indicative of an improvement in positivesymptoms.

Predictions of responsiveness as measured by the PANSS positive scalecan be made by detecting the allelic forms of one or more polymorphismsin a plurality of genes comprising one, two, three, of the followinggenes of the patient: ANKK1, M1 and ADRA1A. In an aspect of thisembodiment, the one or more polymorphisms in ANKK1 comprises −8882 C/G,wherein said one or more polymorphisms in M1 comprises −12064 C/G, andwherein said one or more polymorphisms in ADRA1A comprises −4155-C/G.

In one aspect, detecting the allelic forms of the polymorphisms furtherincludes determining the copy number of the wild type allele withrespect to each polymorphism. Specifically in one aspect, the likelihoodof improvement in positive symptoms on olanzapine treatment in saidpatient (LoR) is calculated according to the following algorithm:LoR=[1−(−2.08+1.748A1+1.851A2+0.429B1+1.338B2−0.792C1−0.217C2)] whereinA1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/C, A2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, B1=Muscarinicreceptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T, B2=Muscarinic receptor M1rs12295208−12064 T/C, C1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/C, and C2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G. Thesequences of the polymorphic alleles in this algorithm are listed inTable 1C below.

TABLE 1C ANKK1 −8882 G/C GeneID:255239 Rs3897584 (SEQ ID NO:5)CTCCCTCCTACATGGCCAAGTACTGA[C/G]GATAGAGCAGAGAACAAGA TTCCTG Alpha 1Aadrenergic receptor −4155 C/G GeneID:148 Rs2644627 (SEQ ID NO:3)CATCTTTATGACCCCAGAGCATACTC[C/G]TCTCCACTCCACCTACCCA TGTGTA M1 −12,064 T/CGeneID:1128 Rs12295208 (SEQ ID NO:16)CTGGGGGGCCGTTTGCCCTAGAGATG[C/T]GGGTCCTGCACCGCCTCTG TTTGG

Improvement in Negative Symptoms by Olanzapine Treatment

In another embodiment, there is described herein a method of determiningthe likelihood of improvement in negative symptoms by olanzapinetreatment in a patient. Negative symptoms can be assessed clinicallyusing, for instance the PANSS negative scale. A reduction of 30% or morein negative PANSS scores is indicatrive of an improvement in negativesymptoms.

Predictions of responsiveness as measured by the PANSS negative scalecan be made by detecting one or more polymorphisms in a plurality ofgenes comprising one, two, three or four of the following genes of saidpatient: RXFP3, RXFP4 and ChAT. In an aspect of this embodiment, the oneor more polymorphisms in RXFP3 comprises −903 A/C, the one or morepolymorphisms in RXFP4 comprises −3768A/T, and the one or morepolymorphisms ChAT comprises rs8178984 C/C.

In one aspect, detecting the allelic forms of the polymorphisms furtherincludes determining the copy number of the wild type allele withrespect to each polymorphism. Specifically in one aspect, the likelihoodof improvement in negative symptoms by olanzapine treatment in saidpatient (LoR) is calculated according to the following algorithm:LoR=[1−(−0.221−0.24A1+0.764A2+0.308B1−0.482B2+1.812C1)], whereinA1=RXFP3 rs7702361−903 A/A, A2=RXFP3 rs7702361−903 C/C, B1=RXFP4rs11264422−3678 A/A, B2=RXFP4 rs11264422−3678 A/T and C1=CholineAcetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984 C/C. The sequences of the polymorphicalleles in this algorithm are listed in Table 1D below.

TABLE 1D RXFP3 rs7702361 −903-A/C GeneID:51289 Rs7702361 (SEQ ID NO:31)AGCAGGATAGCTCATATTTTTAGAAC[A/C]ATTCCTCACCAAATGGAAT AATTCC RXFP4rs11264422 −3678-A/T GeneID:339403 Rs11264422 (SEQ ID NO:32)TTTCTAAACTCAATTCAATAGCACTT[A/T]GTTCTACTGTTAATTGAAA AACTCT CHAT rs8178984C/G GeneID:1103 rs8178984 (SEQ ID NO:33)GAGCAGAGACTTCCTCAGACCCAACC[C/G]TCTCCAGGATTCAGCAGCA GCACC

Improvement in “General Psychopathology Symptom Response”

In another embodiment, there is described herein a method of determiningthe likelihood of improvement in general psychopathology symptoms byolanzapine treatment in a patient. General psychopathology symptoms canbe assessed clinically using, for instance the PANSS generalpsychopathology subscale. A reduction of 30% or more is indicative of animprovement in general psychopathology symptoms.

Predictions of responsiveness as measured by the PANSS generalpsychopathology subscale can be made detecting one or more polymorphismsin a plurality of genes comprising one, two or three of the followinggenes of the patient: ChAT, M1 and ANKK1. In an aspect of thisembodiment, the one or more polymorphisms in ChAT comprises rs1880676G/A and the rs8178984 C/G polymorphisms, the one or more polymorphismsin M1 comprises −12064 T/C, and the one or more polymorphisms in ANKK1comprises −8882 G/C. In another aspect, the one or more polymorphisms inChAT consist of rs1880676 G/A and the rs8178984 C/G polymorphisms, theone or more polymorphisms in M1 consists of −12064 T/C, and the one ormore polymorphisms in ANKK consists of −8882 G/C.

In one aspect, detecting the allelic forms of the polymorphisms furtherincludes determining the copy number of the wild type allele withrespect to each polymorphism. Specifically in one aspect, the likelihoodof improvement in general psychopathology scores in response toolanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) is calculated according tothe following algorithm:LoR=[1−(−3.461+1.181A1+1.69B]+0.658B2+0.902C1+2.189C2+0.657D1+1.246D2)],wherein A1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984 C/C, B1=CholineAcetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G, B2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChATrs1880676 G/A, C1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T,C2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/C, D1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/C and D2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G. The sequences of the polymorphicalleles in this algorithm are listed in Table 1E below.

TABLE 1E ANKK1 −8882 G/C GeneID:255239 Rs3897584 (SEQ ID NO:5)CTCCCTCCTACATGGCCAAGTACTGA[C/G]GATAGAGCAGAGAACAAGA TTCCTG CHAT rs1880676G/A GeneID:1103 Rs1880676 (SEQ ID NO:24)CACCAGAGATGTGGCCGGAATGCAGA[A/G]ATGAAGCACTGAGCACAGT AGGTA M1 −12,064 T/CGeneID:1128 Rs12295208 (SEQ ID NO:16)CTGGGGGGCCGTTTGCCCTAGAGATG[C/T]GGGTCCTGCACCGCCTCTG TTTGG CHAT rs8178984C/G GeneID:1103 rs8178984 (SEQ ID NO:33)GAGCAGAGACTTCCTCAGACCCAACC[C/G]TCTCCAGGATTCAGCAGCA GCACC

In another aspect, there are provided nucleotide sequences encoding anyof the above polymorphisms as described herein.

Also described herein is a kit for determining a genotype of anindividual, which comprises one or more oligonucleotides that enabledetection of a combination of polymorphisms described herein. In oneembodiment the genotype of the polymorphisms listed in Tables 1A-1E canbe detected using the oligonucleotides listed in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Algorithm SNP Primer Sequences All sequences 5′-3′ ADRA1A -4155C/G Forward: GCC TGT GAC CAT CAA TCC TT (SEQ ID NO:1) Reverse: GTC GCATAG GAG GGT CAG AA (SEQ ID NO:2) ADRA2A -2211 A/T F: TAG CAG GGT GCA AGCTAG TG (SEQ ID NO:7) R: GTC ACA TCA GGA AGG GCT CA (SEQ ID NO:8) ANKK1-8882 G/C F: AAC CTT CAC CCC GGG AGA TT (SEQ ID NO:9) R: CTG CAC ATG CACCCA CTG AA (SEQ ID NO:10) CHAT rs1880676 Allele 1: AGA TGT GGC CGG AATGCA GAG (SEQ ID NO:11) Allele 2: GAG ATG TGG CCG GAA TGC AGA A (SEQ IDNO:12) Common: CATACCTACTGTGCTCAGTGCTTCAT (SEQ ID NO:13) CHAT rs8178984F: AGCGAGCAGAGACTTCCTCA (SEQ ID NO:14) R: TAGAAGGGGGCACAGAACAC (SEQ IDNO:15) DRD3 Ser9Gly F: GCT CTA TCT CCA ACT CTC ACA (SEQ ID NO:22) R: AAGTCT ACT CAC CTC CAG GTA (SEQ ID NO:23) 5-HT6 267 C/T F: TGC TGA TCG CGCTCA TCT GCA CTC A (SEQ ID NO:36) R: CTG CAG CGT CTC CGA GGC CTG ACT G(SEQ ID NO:37) 5-HTT (SLC6A4) 2630 C/T F: TTT CAG AGG AGG CCA AGA GA(SEQ ID NO:38) R: TTC AGG AGG TCT GGG GTA GA (SEQ ID NO:39) 5-HTT(SLC6A4) LPR 480/520 bp F: GGC GTT GCC GCT CTG AAT GC (SEQ ID NO:40) R:GAG GGA CTG AGC TGG ACA ACC AC (SEQ ID NO:41) M1 -12,064 T/C F:GTGAGAAAGCCCCAGGTTAC (SEQ ID NO:42) R: CCAGGCTGGTCTGGACTTCTG (SEQ IDNO:43) Neuregulin 1 221533 F: AAG GCA TCA GTT TTC AAT AGC TTT TT (SEQ IDNO:44) R: TAA GTA GAA ATG GGA ACT CTC CAT CTC (SEQ ID NO:45) Probe 1:FAM - TTT ATT TTg CCA AAT AT - MGB (SEQ ID NO:46) Probe 2: VIC - TCT TTATTT TaC CAA ATA TCA (SEQ ID NO:47) T - MGB RXFP3 rs7702361 A/C F: ACGTTG GAT GGA AAG TAA GCA GGA TAG (SEQ ID NO:48) CTC R: ACG TTG GAT GTCCTC ACT CCC ACT TTT (SEQ ID NO:49) CAC RXFP4 rs11264422 A/T F: ACG TTGGAT GCG GAA TCT GAT TTT CTA (SEQ ID NO:50) AAC R: ACG TTG GAT GCT CAGCCT AAC GTA TCT (SEQ ID NO:51) CAC

In an embodiment of the methods described herein, the procedure fordetecting the allelic forms of the polymorphisms is preferably, but notlimited to, a procedure selected from the group of: DNA sequencing,allele-specific amplification, and allele-specific primer extension.However, any procedure for detecting the allelic forms of thepolymorphisms is encompassed by the invention, including single strandconformation polymorphism (SSCP), denaturing gradient gelelectrophoresis (DGGE) or temperature gradient gel electrophoresisanalysis (TGGE), mismatch cleavage analysis, cleavage-fragment-lengthpolymorphism analysis (CFLP), denaturing high pressure liquidchromatography (dHPLC), chemical cleavage of mismatch (CCM), Enzymaticcleavage of mismatch (ECM), UNG-mediated T Scan, direct sequencing, DNAchip resequencing, and Pyrosequencing™.

In one embodiment, there is a kit for determining a genotype of anindividual, which comprises one or more oligonucleotides that enabledetection of one or more or all of the following alleles of thefollowing polymorphisms selected from the group consisting of: whereinsaid kit comprises oligonucleotides for detection of alleles of eachpolymorphism in the group consisting of: α1A −4155-C/C genotype, α1A−4155-C/G genotype, α2A −221 ]-A/A genotype, α2A −2211-A/T genotype,ANKK1 −8882-C/C genotype, and ANKK1 −8882-C/G genotype. In one aspect,the oligonucleotides of the kit comprise oligonucleotides with thefollowing sequences: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8,SEQ ID NO:9, and SEQ ID NO:10.

In another embodiment, there is a kit for determining a genotype of anindividual, which comprises one or more oligonucleotides that enabledetection of one or more or all of the following alleles of thefollowing polymorphisms selected from the group consisting of: α1A−4155-C/C genotype, α1A −4155-C/G genotype, α2A −2211-A/A genotype, α1A−2211-A/T genotype, ANKK1 −8882-C/C genotype, ANKK1 −8882-C/G genotype,D3 Ser9/Ser9 genotype, D3 Ser9/Gly9 genotype, 5-HTT LPR 480 bp/480 bpgenotype, 5-HTT LPR 480/520 bp genotype, 5-HTT LPR 520/520 bp genotype,M1 −12064-T/T genotype and M1 −12064-T/C genotype, 5-HT6267-C/C genotypeand 5-HT6 267-C/T genotypes. In one aspect, the oligonucleotides of thekit comprise oligonucleotides with the following sequences: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO: 10,SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42,SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:36, and SEQ ID NO:37.

In another embodiment, there is a kit for determining a genotype of anindividual, which comprises one or more oligonucleotides that enabledetection of one or more or all of the following alleles of thefollowing polymorphisms selected from the group consisting of: Alpha-1Aadrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/C, Alpha-1A adrenergic receptorrs2644627−4155C/G, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/C, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G,Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T, and Muscarinic receptor M1rs12295208−12064 T/C. In one aspect, the oligonucleotides of the kitcomprise oligonucleotides with the following sequences: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:42, and SEQ ID NO:43.

In another embodiment, there is a kit for determining a genotype of anindividual, which comprises one or more oligonucleotides that enabledetection of one or more or all of the genotypes of the polymorphismsselected from the group consisting of: Alpha-1A adrenergic receptorrs2644627−4155 C/C, Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G,ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/C, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, Muscarinic receptorM1 rs12295208−12064 T/T, Muscarinic receptor M1 rs122952098−12064 T/C,Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G, Choline AcetyltransferaseChAT rs1880676 G/A, 5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/T, 5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/C,Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/C and Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/T. Inone aspect, the oligonucleotides of the kit comprise oligonucleotideswith the following sequences: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO:42, and SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12,and SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ IDNO:45, SEQ ID NO:46 and SEQ ID NO:47.

In another embodiment, there is a kit for determining a genotype of anindividual, which comprises one or more oligonucleotides that enabledetection of one or more or all of the following alleles of thefollowing polymorphisms selected from the group consisting of: ANKK1rs3897584−8882 C/C, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, Muscarinic receptor M1rs12295208−12064 T/T, Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/C,C1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/C, and C2=Alpha-1Aadrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G. In one aspect, theoligonucleotides of the kit comprise oligonucleotides with the followingsequences: SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ IDNO:42 and SEQ ID NO:43.

In another embodiment, there is a kit for determining a genotype of anindividual, which comprises one or more oligonucleotides that enabledetection of one or more or all of the following alleles of thefollowing polymorphisms selected from the group consisting of: RXFP3rs7702361−903 A/A, RXFP3 rs7702361−903 C/C, RXFP4 rs11264422−3678 A/A,RXFP4 rs11264422−3678 A/T and Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984C/C genotypes. In one aspect, the oligonucleotides of the kit compriseoligonucleotides with the following sequences: SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ IDNO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:14 and SEQ ID NO:15.

In another embodiment, there is a kit for determining a genotype of anindividual, which comprises one or more oligonucleotides that enabledetection of one or more or all of the following alleles of thefollowing polymorphisms selected from the group consisting of: CholineAcetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984 C/C, Choline Acetyltransferase ChATrs1880676 G/G, Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/A, Muscarinicreceptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T, Muscarinic receptor M1rs12295208−12064 T/C, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/C and ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/G. In one aspect, the oligonucleotides of the kit compriseoligonucleotides with the following sequences: SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ IDNO:15, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO: 13 and SEQ ID NO:42, SEQID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:9 and SEQ ID NO: 10.

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As will become apparent, preferred features and characteristics of oneaspect of the invention are applicable to any other aspect of theinvention. It should be noted that, as used herein, the singular form“a”, “an” and “the” include plural references unless the context clearlydictates otherwise.Psychosis: Patients suffering from psychosis have impaired realitytesting; that is, they are unable to distinguish personal, subjectiveexperience from the reality of the external world. They experiencehallucinations and/or delusions that they believe are real, and maybehave and communicate in an inappropriate and incoherent fashion.Psychosis may appear as a symptom of a number of mental disorders and itis the defining feature of schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder,schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and the psychoticdisorders (i.e., brief psychotic disorder, shared psychotic disorder,psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition, andsubstance-induced psychotic disorder). Functional causes of psychosisalso include “mood disorders such as bipolar disorder (manic depression)and severe clinical depressionAs used herein, the term “schizophrenia” is intended to include thegroup of disorders characterized by psychotic symptoms, disruptions inthinking and perception. In a clinical evaluation, schizophrenia iscommonly marked by “positive symptoms” such as auditory hallucinations(ie hearing voices), disorganized thought processes and delusions aswell as “negative symptoms” which include affective flattening, alogia,avolition, and anhedonia.As used herein “the positive symptoms of schizophrenia” refer to a classof symptoms of schizophrenia characterised by hallucinations (sensoryperception in the absence of external stimuli) which may occur in any ofthe five senses, although tend to be auditory.They are a common feature of psychosis and are prominent and oftendistressing. Positive symptoms also include delusional or paranoid falsebeliefs that are usually incomprehensible in terms of normal mentalprocesses yet held with conviction by the patient. Thought disorderdescribes an underlying disturbance to conscious thought and isclassified largely by its effects on speech and writing.As used herein, “the negative symptoms of schizophrenia” refer to aclass of symptoms of schizophrenia which can be considered to reflect a‘loss’ in functional, directed thought or activity. Negative symptoms ofschizophrenia are well known in the art, and include affectiveflattening (characterized by, for example, an immobile and/orunresponsive facial expression, poor eye contact and reduced bodylanguage), alogia (‘poverty of speech’ or brief, laconic and/or emptyreplies), avolition (characterized by a reduced or absent ability toinitiate and carry out goal-directed activities), anhedonia (loss ofinterest or pleasure), social withdrawal, apathy and other negativesymptoms known to those of skill in the art.The symptoms and general functioning of patients with schizophrenia areassessed using a variety of published rating scales.Ratings may be made in terms of overall symptoms or in terms of level offunctioning, or in terms of specific symptom groups.The negative symptoms of schizophrenia may be assessed using anymethodology known in the art including, but not limited to, the BriefPsychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), the Positive and Negative SyndromeScale (PANSS), and the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms(SANS). Some of these methods may also be used to assess positivesymptoms (e.g., BPRS, PANSS), although methods for specificallyassessing positive symptoms are also available (e.g., the Scale for theAssessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS)).General symptoms of psychopathology associated with psychotic illness(such as somatic concern, anxiety, guilt feelings, tension) may also beassessed (e.g. by the PANSS scale).The symptoms or symptom classes/subgroups of psychosis may be assessedseparately e.g as individual scale items, or as subscales, (e.g.,negative symptom scale of PANSS, positive symptom scale of PANSS,general psychopathology scale of PANSS,) or combined to give a totaloverall assessment of symptoms (e.g Total PANSS score).An overall assessment of symptoms and functioning may be obtained byother scales including but not limited to the GAF (Global assessment ofFunctioning scale) and the CGI (Clinical Global Impression scale).As used herein, the terms “response to olanzapine treatment” includespharmacological effectiveness. Pharmacological effectiveness refers tothe ability of the treatment to result in a desired clinical effect inthe patient.As used herein “olanzapine treatment” refers to a course of treatmentencompassing administration of olanzapine to a patient intherapeutically effective dose(s) over a time period. In one embodimentthe time period is three months or more, up to and including, 6 months,a year, three years or longer. However the time period can also beshorter than three months. All the methods of treating described hereininclude administration of olanzapine or a olanzapine related molecule-byany method known to those skilled in the art including subcutaneous,intramuscular, intradermal, transdermal, intraperitoneal, intravenous,intranasal, intrathecal, intraocular, or oral routes of administration.In one embodiment, a psychotic patient's response to olanzapinetreatment response was assessed prospectively using the PANSS and GAFscales. In an aspect of this embodiment, a “positive response toolanzapine treatment” means a reduction in the symptoms of the psychoticdisease, and in one embodiment is evidenced by an improvement of atleast 20 points or more in the GAF scales, or at least a 30% decrease inPANSS values after olanzapine treatment. A positive response may alsoencompass an improvement in specific symptoms of a psychotic disease.This may include an improvement in positive symptoms, and/or negativesymptoms and/or a general psychpathology symptoms response. The morepositive the response, the more the symptoms are reduced. These patientsare classified as “Responders”.As used herein the term “a negative response to olanzapine treatment”means the treatment provides no reduction of the assessed symptoms ofthe psychotic disease, or causes an increase in the symptoms of thepsychotic disease being treated. The more negative the response, themore the symptoms are increased. These patients are classified as“non-responders”.A patient may be an overall responder as measured by GAF or PANSS totalscore, but may still, for example, be a negative symptom non-responderif the improvement in the negative symptoms to olanzapine treatmentfails to meet the response criteria.As used herein, phrase “likelihood of a response” to olanzapinetreatment means the probability that a patient will display the responseafter olanzapine treatment. Probability can be measured in terms ofpercentage, ranging from 0 to 100%: if the percentage is low, then thereis a low likelihood that the patient will have the response of interest,and conversely, where the percentage is high, there is a higherlikelihood or probability that the patient will display the response ofinterest. Expression of psychotic diseases is multifactorial, hence itis unlikely to achieve a probability of 100% based on hereditary factorsalone. Accordingly, the phrase “determining the likelihood of aresponse” to olanzapine provides an approximate probability that apatient with a particular genotype at specific polymorphic loci willdisplay the response to olanzapine being measured.The term “genotype” in the context of this invention refers to theparticular combination of allelic forms of a gene, which can be definedby the particular nucleotide(s) present in a nucleic acid sequence at aparticular site(s).The terms “polymorphism”, “genotype”, “variant form of a gene”, “form ofa gene” or “allele” refer to one specific form of a gene in apopulation, the specific form differing from other forms of the samegene in the sequence of at least one, and frequently more than one,variations from wild type within the sequence of the gene. The sequencesat these sites of variation within a gene that differ between alleles ofthe gene are termed “gene sequence polymorphisms” or “polymorphisms” or“variants” or “allelic variants”. Other terms known in the art to beequivalent include mutation and polymorphism. The polymorphisms may besingle or multiple base changes, including without limitationinsertions, deletions, or substitutions, or may be a variable number ofsequence repeats.In one aspect, the term “Allele” refers to normal alleles of a locus aswell as alleles of the gene carrying variations that affectresponsiveness to olanzapine. In preferred aspects of this invention,the polymorphisms are selected from the group consisting of thepolymorphisms listed in Tables 1A-1E.“Isolated” or “substantially pure”. An “isolated” or “substantiallypure” nucleic acid (e.g., an RNA, DNA or a mixed polymer) is one whichis substantially separated from other cellular components whichnaturally accompany a native human sequence or protein, e.g., ribosomes,polymerases, many other human genome sequences and proteins. The termembraces a nucleic acid sequence or protein which has been removed fromits naturally occurring environment, and includes recombinant or clonedDNA isolates and chemically synthesized analogs or analogs biologicallysynthesized by heterologous systems.“Encode” A polynucleotide is said to “encode” a polypeptide if, in itsnative state or when manipulated by methods well known to those skilledin the art, it can be transcribed and/or translated to produce the mRNAfor and/or the polypeptide or a fragment thereof. The anti-sense strandis the complement of such a nucleic acid, and the encoding sequence canbe deduced there from.The term “promoter sequence” or “promoter” defines a single strand of anucleic acid sequence that is specifically recognized by an RNApolymerase that binds to a recognized sequence and initiates the processof transcription by which an RNA transcript is produced. In principle,any promoter sequence may be employed for which there is a known andavailable polymerase that is capable of recognizing the initiationsequence. Known and useful promoters are those that are recognized bycertain bacteriophage polymerases, such as bacteriophage T3, T7 or SP6.“Regulatory sequences” refers to those sequences normally within 100 kbof the coding region of a gene, but they may also be more distant fromthe coding region, which affect the expression of the gene (includingtranscription of the gene, and translation, splicing, stability or thelike of the messenger RNA).The term “label” refers to a composition capable of producing adetectable signal indicative of the presence of the targetpolynucleotide in an assay sample. Suitable labels includeradioisotopes, nucleotide chromophores, enzymes, substrates, fluorescentmolecules, chemiluminescent moieties, magnetic particles, bioluminescentmoieties, and the like. As such, a label is any composition detectableby spectroscopic, photochemical, biochemical, immunochemical,electrical, optical or chemical means. The term “support” refers toconventional supports such as beads, particles, dipsticks, fibers,filters, membranes and silane or silicate supports such as glass slides.A “microarray” is a linear or two-dimensional array of preferablydiscrete regions, each having a defined area, formed on the surface of asolid support. The density of the discrete regions on a microarray isdetermined by the total numbers of target polynucleotides to be detectedon the surface of a single solid phase support, preferably at leastabout 50/cm², more preferably at least about 100/cm², even morepreferably at least about 500/cm², and still more preferably at leastabout 1,000/cm². As used herein, a DNA microarray is an array ofoligonucleotide primers placed on a chip or other surfaces used toamplify or clone target polynucleotides. Since the position of eachparticular group of primers in the array is known, the identities of thetarget polynucleotides can be determined based on their binding to aparticular position in the microarray.As used herein, a “sample” refers to a sample of tissue or fluidisolated from an individual, including but not limited to, for example,blood, plasma, serum, tumor biopsy, urine, stool, sputum, spinal fluid,pleural fluid, nipple aspirates, lymph fluid, the external sections ofthe skin, respiratory, intestinal, and genitourinary tracts, tears,saliva, milk, cells (including but not limited to blood cells), organs,and also samples of in vitro cell culture constituent.The term “amplify” is used in the broad sense to mean creating anamplification product which may include, for example, additional targetmolecules, or target-like molecules or molecules complementary to thetarget molecule, which molecules are created by virtue of the presenceof the target molecule in the sample. In the situation where the targetis a nucleic acid, an amplification product can be made enzymaticallywith DNA or RNA polymerases or reverse transcriptases. Any of severaltechniques that increase the number of copies of a nucleic acidmolecule. A preferred example of amplification is the polymerase chainreaction (PCR), in which a sample containing the nucleic acid iscontacted with a pair of oligonucleotide primers under conditions thatallow for the hybridization of the primers to nucleic acid in thesample. The primers are extended under suitable conditions, dissociatedfrom the template, and then re-annealed, extended, and dissociated toamplify the number of copies of the nucleic acid. The amplificationproducts (called “amplicons”) can be further processed, manipulated, orcharacterized by (without limitation) electrophoresis, restrictionendonuclease digestion, hybridization, nucleic acid sequencing,ligation, or other techniques of molecular biology. Other examples ofamplification include strand displacement amplification, as disclosed inU.S. Pat. No. 5,744,311; transcription-free isothermal amplification, asdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,033,881; repair chain reactionamplification, as disclosed in WO 90/01069; ligase chain reactionamplification, as disclosed in European Patent Appl. 320 308; gapfilling ligase chain reaction amplification, as disclosed in U.S. Pat.No. 5,427,930; and RNA transcription-free amplification, as disclosed inU.S. Pat. No. 6,025,134.The term “primer”, as used herein, refers to an oligonucleotide which iscapable of acting as a point of initiation of polynucleotide synthesisalong a complementary strand when placed under conditions in whichsynthesis of a primer extension product which is complementary to apolynucleotide is catalyzed. Such conditions include the presence offour different nucleotide triphosphates or nucleoside analogs and one ormore agents for polymerization such as DNA polymerase and/or reversetranscriptase, in an appropriate buffer (“buffer” includes substituentswhich are cofactors, or which affect pH, ionic strength, etc.), and at asuitable temperature. A primer must be sufficiently long to prime thesynthesis of extension products in the presence of an agent forpolymerase. A typical primer contains at least about 5 nucleotides inlength of a sequence substantially complementary to the target sequence,but somewhat longer primers are preferred. Usually primers contain about15-26 nucleotides, but longer primers may also be used.A primer will always contain a sequence substantially complementary tothe target sequence, that is the specific sequence to be amplified, towhich it can anneal. A primer may, optionally, also comprise a promotersequence. Primers are useful to amplify sequences from the region of thepolymorphism and are preferably complementary to, and hybridizespecifically to sequences that flank one or more polymorphisms in agene. Polymorphic sequences generated by amplification may be sequenceddirectly or may be cloned prior to sequence analysis. A method for thedirect cloning and sequence analysis of enzymatically amplified genomicsegments has been described by Scharf et al., 1986. In the context ofthis invention, the term “probe” refers to a molecule which candetectably distinguish between target molecules differing in structure,such as allelic variants. Detection can be accomplished in a variety ofdifferent ways but preferably is based on detection of specific binding.Examples of such specific binding include antibody binding and nucleicacid probe hybridization. Thus, for example, probes can include enzymesubstrates, antibodies and antibody fragments, and preferably nucleicacid hybridization probes.“Polynucleotide Probes”. Polynucleotide polymorphisms associated withalleles which contribute to the sensitivity of a patient's response toolanzapine treatment can be detected by hybridization with apolynucleotide probe which forms a stable hybrid with that of the targetsequence, under stringent to moderately stringent hybridization and washconditions. If it is expected that the probes will be perfectlycomplementary to the target sequence, high stringency conditions will beused. Hybridization stringency may be lessened if some mismatching isexpected, for example, if variants are expected with the result that theprobe will not be completely complementary. Conditions are chosen whichrule out nonspecific/adventitious bindings, that is, which minimizenoise. For techniques for preparing and labeling probes see, e.g.,Sambrook et al., 1989 or Ausubel et al., 1992. Probes comprisingsynthetic oligonucleotides or other polynucleotides of the presentinvention may be derived from naturally occurring or recombinant single-or double-stranded polynucleotides, or be chemically synthesized. Probesmay also be labeled by nick translation, Klenow fill-in reaction, orother methods known in the art.The term “gene” as used herein is a polynucleotide which may includecoding sequences, intervening sequences and regulatory elementscontrolling transcription and/or translation. The term “gene” as usedherein is intended to encompass all allelic variations of the gene's DNAsequence. Genes of the invention refer to those genes that are likely tobe expressed in normal tissue, certain alleles of which contribute to apatient's response to olanzapine. As used herein a gene encompasses apolynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide, fragment, homolog orvariant, including, e.g., protein fusions or deletions or insertions.The nucleic acids of the present invention will possess a sequence whichis either derived from, or has substantial homology with a naturalencoding gene which contributes to a patient's response to olanzapine,or a portion thereof.Genes of the invention include normal alleles of the gene encodingpolymorphisms that contribute to a patient's sensitivity to olanzapine,including silent alleles having no effect on the amino acid sequence ofthe gene's encoded polypeptide as well as alleles leading to amino acidsequence variants of the encoded polypeptide that do not substantiallyaffect its function or its contribution to responsiveness to olanzapinetherapy. These terms also include alleles having one or more mutationswhich affect the function of the encoded polypeptide's its contributionto responsiveness to olanzapine therapy.The polynucleotide compositions of this invention include RNA, cDNA,genomic DNA, synthetic forms, and mixed polymers, both sense andantisense strands, and may be chemically or biochemically modified ormay contain non-natural or derivatized nucleotide bases, as will bereadily appreciated by those skilled in the art. Such modificationsinclude, for example, labels, methylation, substitution of one or moreof the naturally occurring nucleotides with an analog, internucleotidemodifications such as uncharged linkages (e.g., methyl phosphonates,phosphotriesters, phosphoramidates, carbamates, etc.), charged linkages(e.g., phosphorothioates, phosphorodithioates, etc.), pendent moieties(e.g., polypeptides), intercalators (e.g., acridine, psoralen, etc.),chelators, alkylators, and modified linkages (e.g., alpha anomericnucleic acids, etc.). Also included are synthetic molecules that mimicpolynucleotides in their ability to bind to a designated sequence viahydrogen bonding and other chemical interactions. Such molecules areknown in the art and include, for example, those in which peptidelinkages substitute for phosphate linkages in the backbone of themolecule.The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acids comprising allor part of a gene encoding a polymorphism contributing to thesensitivity of a patient's response to olanzapine treatment. Therecombinant construct may be capable of replicating autonomously in ahost cell. Alternatively, the recombinant construct may becomeintegrated into the chromosomal DNA of the host cell. Such a recombinantpolynucleotide comprises a polynucleotide of genomic, cDNA,semi-synthetic, or synthetic origin which, by virtue of its origin ormanipulation, 1) is not associated with all or a portion of apolynucleotide with which it is associated in nature; 2) is linked to apolynucleotide other than that to which it is linked in nature; or 3)does not occur in nature. Where nucleic acid according to the inventionincludes RNA, reference to the sequence shown should be construed asreference to the RNA equivalent, with U substituted for T.Therefore, recombinant nucleic acids comprising sequences otherwise notnaturally occurring are provided by this invention. Although thewild-type sequence may be employed, it will often be altered, e.g., bydeletion, substitution or insertion. cDNA or genomic libraries ofvarious types may be screened as natural sources of the nucleic acids ofthe present invention, or such nucleic acids may be provided byamplification of sequences resident in genomic DNA or other naturalsources, e.g., by PCR. The choice of cDNA libraries normally correspondsto a tissue source which is abundant in mRNA for the desired proteins.Phage libraries are normally preferred, but other types of libraries maybe used. Clones of a library are spread onto plates, transferred to asubstrate for screening, denatured and probed for the presence ofdesired sequences. The methods of nucleic acid isolation, amplificationand analysis are routine for one skilled in the art and examples ofprotocols can be found, for example, in the Molecular Cloning: ALaboratory Manual (3-Volume Set) Ed. Joseph Sambrook, David W. Russel,and Joe Sambrook, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; 3rd edition (Jan. 15,2001), ISBN: 0879695773. Particularly useful protocol source for methodsused in PCR amplification is PCR (Basics: From Background to Bench) byM. J. McPherson, S. G. Moller, R. Beynon, C. Howe, Springer Verlag; 1stedition (Oct. 15, 2000), ISBN: 0387916008.“Substantial homology or similarity”. A nucleic acid or fragment thereofis “substantially homologous” (“or substantially similar”) to anotherif, when optimally aligned (with appropriate nucleotide insertions ordeletions) with the other nucleic acid (or its complementary strand),there is nucleotide sequence identity in at least about 60% of thenucleotide bases, usually at least about 70%, more usually at leastabout 80%, preferably at least about 90%, and more preferably at leastabout 95-98% of the nucleotide bases. To determine homology between twodifferent nucleic acids, the percent homology is to be determined usingthe BLASTN program “BLAST 2 sequences”. This program is available forpublic use from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)over the Internet (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gorf/b12.html) (Altschulet al., 1997).“Kit” refers to a combination of physical elements, e.g., probes,including without limitation specific primers, labeled nucleic acidprobes, antibodies, protein-capture agent(s), reagent(s), instructionsheet(s) and other elements useful to practice the invention, inparticular identify the alleles present in a polymorphism. Thesephysical elements can be arranged in any way suitable for carrying outthe invention. For example, probes and/or primers can be provided in oneor more containers or in an array or microarray device.Methods of Detecting Alleles of Polymorphisms Associated with OlanzapineAn allele associated with a response to olanzapine treatment can bedetected by any of a variety of available techniques, including: 1)performing a hybridization reaction between a nucleic acid sample and aprobe that is capable of hybridizing to the allele; 2) sequencing atleast a portion of the allele; or 3) determining the electrophoreticmobility of the allele or fragments thereof (e.g., fragments generatedby endonuclease digestion). The allele can optionally be subjected to anamplification step prior to performance of the detection step. Preferredamplification methods are selected from the group consisting of: thepolymerase chain reaction (PCR), the ligase chain reaction (LCR), stranddisplacement amplification (SDA), cloning, and variations of the above(e.g. RT-PCR and allele specific amplification). Oligonucleotidesnecessary for amplification may be selected for example, from within thegene loci containing the polymorphism of interest, either flanking thepolymorphism of interest (as required for PCR amplification) or directlyoverlapping the polymorphism of interest (as in allele specificoligonucleotide (ASO) hybridization). In a particularly preferredembodiment, the sample is hybridized with a set of primers, whichhybridize 5′ and 3′ in a sense or antisense sequence to the allele ofinterest, and is subjected to a PCR amplification.Allele-specific oligonucleotide (ASO) hybridization as described byHenri WAJCMAN, MD, Ph.D on the URL://rbc.gs-im3.fr/DATA/The%20HW_CD/EnglASO.html Dec. 12, 2007Two Methods for Diagnosis are Based on this Approach:1. The dot-blotting method requires the binding of the PCR amplifiedtarget DNA sequence to a nylon membrane. The DNA fixed to the membraneis then hybridized to the allele specific oligonucleotide probes thatare 5′ end-labelled with either ³²P-labelled deoxynucleosidetriphosphates, biotin, horseradish peroxidase or a fluorescent marker.For mutation screening, a panel of ASO probes is required that needs tobe adapted to the mutations found in the ethnic group of the individual,which is tested.For genotyping homozygous patients, two oligonucleotide probes arerequired for each mutation: one complimentary to the mutant DNA sequenceand the other complimentary to the normal gene sequence at the sameposition.The patient's genotype is determined by analysis of the presence orabsence of the hybridisation signal of both the mutation specific andnormal probe. The technique is used with great success for investigationof populations with just one common mutation and a small number of rareones. However, this method is not adapted to screening populationscarrying a large number of different mutations since each mutationrequires a separate hybridization and washing step.The reverse dot-blotting technique allows several mutations to be testedin a single hybridization reaction. In this method, in contrast to theprevious one, unlabelled ASO probes, specific to various mutations andto the normal DNA sequence, are bound to a nylon membrane strips in theform of dots or slots. A labelled amplified genomic DNA is thenhybridized to the filter. This procedure may require the use of severalfilters, the first one corresponds to the more frequent mutationsobserved in the patient's ethnic and the others to less frequentabnormalities.An allele of interest may also be detected indirectly, e.g. by analyzingthe protein product encoded by the DNA. For example, where thepolymorphism in question results in the translation of a variableprotein, the protein can be detected by any of a variety of proteindetection methods. Such methods include immunodetection and biochemicaltests, such as size fractionation, where the protein has a change inapparent molecular weight either through truncation, elongation, alteredfolding or altered post-translational modifications. Such immunodetectinmethods include enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA),radioimmunoassays (RIA), immunoradiometric assays (IRMA) andimmunoenzymatic assays (IEMA), including sandwich assays usingmonoclonal and/or polyclonal antibodies. Exemplary sandwich assays aredescribed by David et al., in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,376,110 and 4,486,530,hereby incorporated by reference.Alleles Associated with Response to OlanzapineAn allele whose presence is identified with individuals responding totreatment with olanzapine, either alone or in combination with otheralleles at different polymorphisms, is encompassed herein. Examples ofthese type of alleles are listed in Table 1A through 1E.

Kits and Diagnostic Products and Methods

The present invention is useful in a diagnostic product to detect thepresence of olanzapine sensitive allele(s). Accordingly, the inventionencompasses the use of diagnostic kits based on a variety ofmethodologies, e.g., sequence, chip, mass-spectroscopy, which arecapable of finding allelic sequences indicative of the polymorphicalleles described herein, e.g. Table 1. The invention also provides anarticle of manufacturing comprising packaging material and apharmaceutical agent contained within the packaging material, whereinthe pharmaceutical agent comprises means for detecting the presence ofone or more alleles of a polymorphism associated with olanzapineresponse, and packaging material comprises a label or package insertwhich indicates that the detection means can be used to identify acandidate subject suitable or unsuitable for treatment of a psychiatricdisease such as schizophrenia with olanzapine.The present invention therefore also provides predictive and prognostickits comprising degenerate primers to amplify polymorphic allelesassociated with a response to olanzapine in a patient and instructionscomprising an amplification protocol and analysis of the results. Thekit may alternatively also comprise buffers, enzymes, and containers forperforming the amplification and analysis of the amplification products.The kit may also be a component of a screening or prognostic kitcomprising other tools such as DNA microarrays. Preferably, the kit alsoprovides one or more control templates, such as nucleic acids isolatedfrom normal tissue sample, and/or a series of samples representingdifferent polymorphisms in the same gene or in different genesassociated with a response to olanzapine.The kit may also include instructions for use of the kit to amplifyspecific targets on a solid support. Where the kit contains a preparedsolid support having a set of primers already fixed on the solidsupport, e.g. for amplifying a particular set of target polynucleotides,the kit also includes reagents necessary for conducting a PCR on a solidsupport, for example using an in situ-type or solid phase type PCRprocedure where the support is capable of PCR amplification using an insitu-type PCR machine. The PCR reagents, included in the kit, includethe usual PCR buffers, a thermostable polymerase (e.g. Taq DNApolymerase), nucleotides (e.g. dNTPs), and other components and labelingmolecules (e.g. for direct or indirect labeling). The kits can beassembled to support practice of the PCR amplification method usingimmobilized primers alone or, alternatively, together with solutionphase primers.In one embodiment, the kit provides two or more primer pairs, each paircapable of amplifying a different region of a gene associated witholanzapine response and/or multiple polymorphisms from a plurality ofgenes, thereby providing a kit for analysis of expression of severalgene polymorphisms in a biological sample in one reaction or severalparallel reactions. Primers in the kits may be labeled, for examplefluorescently labeled, to facilitate detection of the amplificationproducts and consequent analysis of the nucleic acid variances.In one embodiment, more than one polymorphism can be detected in oneanalysis. A combination kit will therefore comprise of primers capableof amplifying different segments of a single gene. The primers may bedifferentially labeled, for example using different fluorescent labels,so as to differentiate between the variances.The primers contained within the kit may include those listed in Table2, and various subcombinations thereof.

Method of Treating a Patient

In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for selecting orguiding the selection of a treatment for a patient affected by apsychotic disease by determining the genotype of at least onepolymorphism in the patient. In a preferred embodiment, the genotype ofa plurality of polymorphisms in the patient is determined, whereby aplurality may include variances from one, two, three or more gene loci.For even greater specificity, an analysis of a second subset ofpolymorphisms associated with a response to olanzapine is undertaken.In certain embodiments, the presence of at least one allelic variationfrom wild type in a polymorphism associated with olanzapine treatment isindicative that the treatment will be effective or otherwise beneficial(or more likely to be beneficial) in the patient. Stating that thetreatment will be effective means that the probability of beneficialtherapeutic effect is greater than in a person not having the abovereferenced allelic variation. Alternatively the wild type allele may beindicative of an effective olanzapine treatment.Table 1 is a partial list of DNA sequence polymorphisms in genesrelevant to the methods described in the present invention. Thesepolymorphisms were identified as having alleles which influenced apatient's response to olanzapine by the inventors in studies ofbiological samples from patients with psychotic disorders who wereexposed to olanzapine therapy the algorithms do not predict sideeffects, we do not have that information from the samples where thestudies were carried outThis will require continued mutational analyses and identification ofadditional genes and polymorphisms which contribute to a patient'sresponse to olanzapine. With more detailed phenotypic analyses,phenotypic differences between the varied forms of patientresponsiveness to olanzapine, such as improvement in negative symptoms,or improvement in positive symptoms may be discovered. These differencesmay be useful to further modify therapeutic treatment, and extend theanalysis and treatment to other populations. A “population” refers to adefined group of individuals or a group of individuals with a particulardisease or condition or individuals that may be treated with a specificdrug identified by, but not limited to geographic, ethnic, race, gender,and/or cultural indices. In most cases a population will preferablyencompass at least ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million, tenmillion, or more individuals, with the larger numbers being morepreferable. In preferred embodiments of this invention, the populationrefers to individuals with a specific disease or condition that may betreated with a specific drug.The present invention is further detailed in the following Examples,which are offered by way of illustration and are not intended to limitthe invention in any manner. Standard techniques well known in the artor the techniques specifically described below are utilized.

EXAMPLES Materials and Methods

The mathematical algorithms were calculated using information ofindividual genetic association studies performed on clinical samples.After gathering information on which genetic polymorphisms may beassociated with treatment variability, a mathematical algorithm wasproduced by logistic regression that allocates a predictive value orcoefficient to each relevant genetic polymorphism according to theircontribution to response variability. The prediction score was obtainedby multiplying the coefficients by the genotypes present in anindividual. The resulting value gives an indication of the likelihood ofresponse.

Example 1 Clinical Samples

Olanzapine clinical sample: 147 subjects (129 with schizophrenia orschizo-affective disorder, 4 with bipolar disorder, 4 with majordepression and 3 with atypical psychosis) were recruited in Navarra(Northern Spain) and were of Basque and Spanish origin. All subjectswere treated with the antipsychotic olanzapine for a minimum of 3months. Treatment response was assessed prospectively using the PANSS(2)and GAF scales. Improvement of 20 points or more in the GAF scales, orat least a 30% decrease in PANSS values on olanzapine treatment wasconsidered as the threshold for response.DNA was extracted from whole blood samples using standard methods.

Example 2 Genotyping of Predictive Polymorphisms

Polymorphisms of interest were genotyped using PCR amplification usingthe primers described in Table 2. The skilled person understands thatthe conditions and protocols used for the detection of the predictivepolymorphisms are not relevant to the invention and can be easilymodified and adapted to accommodate the systems/technology available inmost laboratories.

Example 3

Calculation of Prediction algorithmsThe clinical samples were genotyped for all the polymorphisms ofinterest listed in table 1. This information was then combined toproduce a predictive algorithm for olanzapine as follows: Logisticregression was calculated considering response to olanzapine treatmentas the predicted bimodal (response or non-response) variable. Foralgorithms predicting improvement in positive, negative or generalpsychpathology psymptoms, bimodal variables based on at least a 30%decrease in overall, positive, negative or general psychopathologysymptoms were created respectively. Logistic regression was thencalculated using the appropriate response variable. After performinglogistic regression analyses, an algorithm was produced in which thegenotypes of the predictor polymorphisms were multiplied by acoefficient according to their contribution to response variability. Theequation algorithm is described below:

Example 4 Equation Algorithm for Genetic Prediction of Response toOlanzapine, as Assessed on the GAF Scale

Logistic regression on olanzapine response, calculated on the olanzapinesample described above, and using as predictor variables geneticpolymorphisms in the alpha-2A adrenergic receptor (α_(2A)), the alpha-1Aadrenergic receptor (α_(1A)) and the ANKK1 (Ankyrin repeat and kinasedomain containing-1) genes produced the following result:

Likelihood of olanzapine response(LoR)=[1−(−0.173+1.552A1+1.361A2+2.273B1+1.893B2+0.007C1+0.298C2)]

Where:

A1=α_(1A)−4155-C/C genotypeA2=α_(1A)−4155-C/G genotypeB1=α_(2A)−2211-A/A genotypeB2=α_(2A)−2211-A/T genotypeC1=ANKK1 −8882-C/C genotypeC2=ANKK1 −8882-C/G genotypeThe result of the logistic regression is a probability (%) of thelikelihood of response or non-response. For example, a value of 0.2 willindicate a 20% chance of responding (showing an increase of at least 20GAF score points) to treatment with olanzapine given for at least 3months.This algorithm had the following statistic values:Level of correct prediction: 72.2%Positive predictive value=66%Negative predictive value=74.5%

Sensitivity=53.3% Specificity=83.7%

TABLE 3 Classification table PREDICTED AND OBSERVED Predicted response %RESPONSE TO OLANZAPINE Responder Non-responder Correct ObservedResponder 16 14 53.3 response Non-responder 8 41 83.7 Overall % ofcorrectly predicted outcomes 72.2Cut value in table=0.5 (i.e. the probability of a positive response of50% was used to distinguish likely responders from likelynon-responders)

TABLE 4 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Stepa1a4155 6.000 2 .050 1^(a) a1a4155(1) 1.552 .826 3.534 1 .060 4.721a1a4155(2) 1.361 .598 5.184 1 .023 3.898 a2a2211 3.515 2 .172 a2a2211(1)2.273 1.223 3.452 1 .063 9.710 a2a2211(2) 1.893 1.207 2.462 1 .117 6.641ankk1.84 .332 2 .847 ankk1.84(1) .007 1.016 .000 1 .994 1.007ankk1.84(2) .298 1.014 .086 1 .769 1.347 Constant −.173 .533 .105 1 .745.841 ^(a)Variable(s) entered on step 1: a1a4155, a2a2211, ankk1.84.

I Example 5

An extended version of the foregoing algorithm incorporating informationon genetic variants of 5-HTT, α_(1A), α_(2A), ANKK1, D3, M1 and 5-HT6genes was also calculated, and produced the following result:

LoR=[1−(−3.443+1.745A1+1.909A2+2.574B1+1.901B2+0.681C1+1.033C2+1.691D1+0.801D2−18.217E1−18.204E2−18.589E3+0.732F1+1.099F2+22.508G1+23.778G2)]

Where:

A1=α_(1A)−4155-C/C genotypeA2=α_(1A)−4155-C/G genotypeB1=α_(2A)−2211-A/A genotypeB2=α_(2A)−2211-A/T genotypeC1=ANKK1 −8882-C/C genotypeC2=ANKK1 −8882-C/G genotypeD1=D3 Ser9/Ser9 genotypeD2=D3 Ser9/Gly9 genotypeE1=5-HTT LPR 480 bp/480 bp genotypeE2=5-HTT LPR 480/520 bp genotypeE3=5-HTT LPR 520/520 bp genotypeF1=M1 −12064-T/T genotypeF2=M1 −12064-T/C genotypeG1=5-HT6 267-C/C genotypeG2=5-HT6 267-C/T genotypeThis algorithm had the following statistical values:Level of prediction: 80%Positive predictive value=77%Negative predictive value=81%

Sensitivity=63% Specificity=89%

TABLE 5 Classification table PREDICTED AND OBSERVED Predicted response %RESPONSE TO OLANZAPINE Responder Non-responder Correct ObservedResponder 17 10 63.0 response Non-responder 5 43 89.6 Overall % ofcorrectly predicted outcomes 80.0cut value in table=0.50 (i.e. the probability of a positive response of50% was used to distinguish likely responders from likelynon-responders)

TABLE 6 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Stepa1a4155 5.502 2 .064 1^(a) a1a4155 1.745 1.056 2.731 1 .098 5.725 (1)a1a4155 1.909 .833 5.257 1 .022 6.747 (2) a2a2211 3.941 2 .139 a2a22112.574 1.318 3.816 1 .051 13.116 (1) a2a2211 1.901 1.256 2.292 1 .1306.692 (2) ankk1.84 .887 2 .642 ankk1.84 .681 1.189 .329 1 .566 1.977 (1)ankk1.84 1.033 1.168 .781 1 .377 2.809 (2) d3msci 3.297 2 .192 d3msci1.691 1.052 2.583 1 .108 5.423 (1) d3msci .801 1.089 .541 1 .462 2.229(2) m1tsp45i 1.840 2 .398 m1tsp45i .732 .835 .767 1 .381 2.079 (1)m1tsp45i 1.099 .810 1.840 1 .175 3.000 (2) ht6c267t 1.132 2 .568ht6c267t 22.508 40192.878 .000 1 1.000 6.0E+09 (1) ht6c267t 23.77840192.878 .000 1 1.000 2.1E+10 (2) sertn .230 3 .973 sertn(1) −18.21740193.008 .000 1 1.000 .000 sertn(2) −18.204 40193.008 .000 1 1.000 .000sertn(3) −18.589 40193.008 .000 1 1.000 .000 Constant −3.443 16747.056.000 1 1.000 .032 ^(a)Variable(s) entered on step 1: a1a4155, a2a2211,ankk1.84, d3msci, m1tsp45i, ht6c267t, sertn.

Example 6

Using a strategy encompassing a combination of information inpolymorphisms/genes that had shown association with clinical outcome inresponse to olanzapine treatment the algorithms for the prediction ofolanzapine response (as measured by GAF scales) detailed in the aboveexamples were developed.Additional genotyping in the samples has been performed and newalgorithms have been formulated as described below. The algorithmsdiffer from the core and extended algorithms described in Examples 1-5,in the combination of polymorphisms (although there may be somepolymorphisms common to both) and in the weighting given to eachpolymorphism.

Materials and Methods

The mathematical algorithms were calculated using information ofindividual genetic association studies performed on clinical samples.After gathering information on which genetic polymorphisms may beassociated with treatment variability, a mathematical algorithm wasproduced by logistic regression that allocates a predictive value orcoefficient to each relevant genetic polymorphism according to theircontribution to response variability. The prediction score was obtainedby multiplying the coefficients by the genotypes present in anindividual. The resulting value gives an indication of the likelihood ofresponse.

Clinical Samples

147 subjects (129 with schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder, 4with bipolar disorder, 4 with major depression and 3 with atypicalpsychosis) were recruited in Navarra (Northern Spain) and were of Basqueand Spanish origin. All subjects were treated with the antipsychoticolanzapine for a minimum of 3 months. Treatment response was assessedprospectively using the PANSS(2) and GAF scales. Improvement of 20points or more in the GAF scales, or at least a 30% decrease in PANSSvalues after olanzapine treatment was considered as the threshold forresponse. At least a 30% decrease in positive, negative or generalpsychopathology symptoms was considered as threshold for improvement inpositive, negative or general psychopathology symptoms, respectively.A core algorithm (including the most reliable combination of genes) andan extended algorithm (including additional SNPs that may give animproved prediction level) determining the likelihood of generalresponse (as measured by GAF and PANSS, two response measurement scalesthat measure different outcomes) have been calculated. The combinationof genes used for the core algorithms is more reliable than thecombination used for the extended algorithms, which are likely to changesignificantly when larger samples are investigated.Olanzapine CORE algorithm for the prediction of total PANSS scoresresponse

TABLE 7 Classification Table^(a) Predicted olanzapine response (30%reduction in total panss) Per- re- non-re- centage Observed spondersponder Correct Step olanzapine response responder 17 21 44.7 1 (30%reduction in non- 9 53 85.5 total panss) responder Overall Percentage70.0 ^(a)The cut value is .500

TABLE 8 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Stepa1a4155 1.694 2 .429 1^(a) a1a4155(1) .915 .739 1.532 1 .216 2.496a1a4155(2) .526 .538 .952 1 .329 1.691 ankk1.84 5.212 2 .074 ankk1.84(1)1.686 .821 4.217 1 .040 5.400 ankk1.84(2) 1.888 .836 5.102 1 .024 6.607m1tsp45i 8.787 2 .012 m1tsp45i(1) .743 .605 1.511 1 .219 2.103m1tsp45i(2) 1.889 .664 8.092 1 .004 6.610 Constant −2.590 1.014 6.516 1.011 .075 ^(a)Variable(s) entered on step 1: a1a4155, ankk1.84,m1tsp45i.Ditto above re names of SNPs

Likelihood of response(LoR)=[1−(−2.59+0.915A1+0.526A2+1.686B1+1.888B2+0.743C+1.889C2)]

Specificity=85.5% Sensitivity=44.7%

Positive predictive value (PPV)=65.4%Negative predictive value (NPV)=71.6%whereas:A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/CA2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/GB1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/CB2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/GC1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064T/TC2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/C

Olanzapine CORE Algorithm for the Prediction of Overall Response (asMeasured by GAF)

TABLE 9 Classification Table^(a) Predicted Olanzapine response (20points GAS) Per- re- non-re- centage Observed sponder sponder CorrectStep Olanzapine response responder 14 24 36.8 1 (20 points GAS) non- 955 85.9 responder Overall Percentage 67.6 ^(a)The cut value is .500

TABLE 10 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Stepa1a4155 3.116 2 .211 1^(a) a1a4155(1) 1.068 .704 2.307 1 .129 2.911a1a4155(2) .799 .517 2.388 1 .122 2.224 ankk1.84 2.671 2 .263ankk1.84(1) 1.023 .759 1.819 1 .177 2.782 ankk1.84(2) 1.258 .770 2.669 1.102 3.518 m1tsp45i 4.482 2 .106 m1tsp45i(1) .601 .597 1.012 1 .3141.823 m1tsp45i(2) 1.285 .626 4.214 1 .040 3.615 Constant −1.897 .9344.126 1 .042 .150 ^(a)Variable(s) entered on step 1: a1a4155, ankk1.84,m1tsp45i.Ditto SNP names

Likelihood of response(LoR)=[1−(−1.897+1.068A1+0.799A2+1.023B1+1.258B2+0.601C1+1.285C2)]

Specificity=85.9% Sensitivity=36.8%

Positive predictive value (PPV)=60.9%Negative predictive value (NPV)=69.6%whereas:A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/CA2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/GB=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/CB2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/GC1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/TC2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/C

Olanzapine EXTENDED Algorithm for the Prediction of Total PANSS ScoresResponse

TABLE 11 Classification Table^(a) Predicted olanzapine response (30%reduction in total panss) Per- re- non-re- centage Observed spondersponder Correct Step olanzapine response responder 17 15 53.1 1 (30%reduction in non- 8 43 84.3 total panss) responder Overall Percentage72.3 ^(a)The cut value is .500

TABLE 12 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Stepa1a4155 3.578 2 .167 1^(a) a1a4155(1) 1.602 .921 3.024 1 .082 4.965a1a4155(2) 1.108 .700 2.504 1 .114 3.028 ankk1.84 4.205 2 .122ankk1.84(1) 1.212 .957 1.604 1 .205 3.359 ankk1.84(2) 1.965 .993 3.917 1.048 7.135 m1tsp45i 9.916 2 .007 m1tsp45i(1) 1.399 .758 3.408 1 .0654.052 m1tsp45i(2) 2.814 .899 9.798 1 .002 16.685 chatch6 2.891 2 .236chatch6(1) 1.118 .882 1.604 1 .205 3.058 chatch6(2) .068 .834 .007 1.935 1.070 htt18729 2.979 2 .225 htt18729(1) 1.708 1.139 2.248 1 .1345.517 htt18729(2) 1.952 1.131 2.979 1 .084 7.042 nrg1533 4.566 2 .102nrg1533(1) 1.097 1.007 1.188 1 .276 2.996 nrg1533(2) −.806 .634 1.614 1.204 .447 Constant −5.402 1.928 7.850 1 .005 .005 ^(a)Variable(s)entered on step 1: a1a4155, ankk1.84, m1tsp45i, chatch6, htt18729,nrg1533.

LoR=[1−(−5.402+1.602A1+1.108A2+1.212B1+1.965B2+1.399C1+2.814C2+1.118D1+0.068D2+1.708E1+1.952E2+1.097F1−0.806F2)]

Specificity=84.3% Sensitivity=53.1%

Positive predictive value (PPV)=68.0%Negative predictive value (NPV)=74.1%whereas:A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/CA2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/GB1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/CB2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/GC1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/TC2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs122952098−12064 T/CD1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/GD2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/AE1=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/TE2=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/C

F1=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/C F2=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/TOlanzapine EXTENDED Algorithm for the Prediction of Overall Response (asMeasured by GAF)

TABLE 13 Classification Table^(a) Predicted Olanzapine response (20points GAS) Per- re- non-re- centage Observed sponder sponder CorrectStep Olanzapine response responder 16 15 51.6 1 (20 points GAS) non- 450 92.6 responder Overall Percentage 77.6 ^(a)The cut value is .500

TABLE 14 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Stepa1a4155 5.054 2 .080 1^(a) a1a4155(1) 1.646 .891 3.416 1 .065 5.187a1a4155(2) 1.387 .672 4.260 1 .039 4.002 ankk1.84 2.000 2 .368ankk1.84(1) .925 .952 .944 1 .331 2.522 ankk1.84(2) 1.318 .950 1.923 1.165 3.736 m1tsp45i 3.795 2 .150 m1tsp45i(1) .648 .729 .790 1 .374 1.911m1tsp45i(2) 1.480 .784 3.563 1 .059 4.394 chatch6 1.604 2 .449chatch6(1) .973 .823 1.400 1 .237 2.647 chatch6(2) .418 .797 .275 1 .6001.519 htt18729 4.916 2 .086 htt18729(1) 2.671 1.325 4.065 1 .044 14.454htt18729(2) 2.888 1.303 4.916 1 .027 17.965 nrg1533 4.611 2 .100nrg1533(1) 2.471 1.183 4.362 1 .037 11.837 nrg1533(2) .145 .574 .064 1.800 1.157 Constant −5.916 2.039 8.419 1 .004 .003 ^(a)Variable(s)entered on step 1: a1a4155, ankk1.84, m1tsp45i, chatch6, htt18729,nrg1533.

LoR=[1−(5.916+1.646A1+1.387A2+0.925B1+1.318B2+0.648C1+1.480C2+0.973D1+0.418D2+2.671E1+2.888E2+2.471F1+0.145F2)]

Specificity=92.6% Sensitivity=51.6%

Positive predictive value (PPV)=80.0%Negative predictive value (NPV)=76.9%whereas:A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor −4155 C/CA2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor −4155 C/GB1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/CB2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/GC1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/TC2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/CD1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/GD2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/AE1=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/TE2=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/C

F1=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/C F2 Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/TOlanzapine Algorithm for the Prediction of Improvement in PositiveSymptoms (as Measured by PANSS Positive Scale)

TABLE 15 Classification Table^(a) Predicted ppanssRNR Per- Re- Non-Re-centage Observed sponder sponder Correct Step ppanssRNR Responder 35 1570.0 1 Non- 21 29 58.0 Responder Overall Percentage 64.0 ^(a)The cutvalue is .500

TABLE 16 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Stepankk1.84 4.420 2 .110 1^(a) ankk1.84(1) 1.748 .879 3.949 1 .047 5.741ankk1.84(2) 1.851 .895 4.277 1 .039 6.363 m1tsp45i 5.796 2 .055m1tsp45i(1) .429 .606 .501 1 .479 1.535 m1tsp45i(2) 1.338 .622 4.633 1.031 3.813 a1a4155 1.438 2 .487 a1a4155(1) −.792 .679 1.362 1 .243 .453a1a4155(2) −.217 .523 .172 1 .678 .805 Constant −2.080 1.011 4.233 1.040 .125 ^(a)Variable(s) entered on step 1: ankk1.84, m1tsp45i,a1a4155.

LoR=[1−(−2.08+1.748A1+1.851A2+0.429B1+1.338B2−0.792C1−0.217C2)]

Specificity=58.0% Sensitivity=70.0%

Positive predictive value (PPV)=62.5%Negative predictive value (NPV)=65.9%whereas:A1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/CA2=ANKK1 rs13897584−8882 C/GB1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/TB2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/CC1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/CC2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G

Olanzapine Algorithm for the Prediction of Improvement in NegativeSymptoms (as Measured by PANSS Negative Scale)

TABLE 17 Classification Table^(a) Predicted npanssRNR Per- Re- Non-Re-centage Observed sponder sponder Correct Step npanssRNR Responder 6 1331.6 1 Non- 3 62 95.4 Responder Overall Percentage 81.0 ^(a)The cutvalue is .500

TABLE 18 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) StepRs_1126422 2.318 2 .314 1^(a) Rs_1126422(1) −.240 .796 .091 1 .763 .787Rs_1126422(2) .764 .882 .750 1 .387 2.147 Rs7702361 1.097 2 .578Rs7702361(1) .308 .742 .172 1 .678 1.360 Rs7702361(2) −.482 .653 .544 1.461 .618 chatpp2(1) 1.812 .644 7.917 1 .005 6.123 Constant −.221 .943.055 1 .815 .802 ^(a)Variable(s) entered on step 1: Rs_1126422,Rs7702361, chatpp2.

LoR=[1−(−0.221−0.24A1+0.764A2+0.308B1−0.482B21.812C1)]

Specificity=95.4% Sensitivity=31.6%

Positive predictive value (PPV)=66.7%Negative predictive value (NPV)=82.7%whereas:A1=RXFP3 rs7702361−903 A/AA2=RXFP3 rs7702361−903 C/CB1=RXFP4 rs11264422−3678 A/AB2=RXFP4 rs11264422−3678 A/TC1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984 C/C

Olanzapine Algorithm for the Prediction of Improvement in GeneralPsychopathology (as Measured by PANSS General Psychopathology Scale)

TABLE 19 Classification Table^(a) Predicted pgpanssRNR Per- Re- Non-Re-centage Observed sponder sponder Correct Step pgpanssRNR Responder 17 1356.7 1 Non- 7 43 86.0 Responder Overall Percentage 75.0 ^(a)The cutvalue is .500

TABLE 20 Variables in the Equation B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Stepchatpp2(1) 1.181 .722 2.679 1 .102 3.258 1^(a) chatch6 5.081 2 .079chatch6(1) 1.690 .789 4.588 1 .032 5.418 chatch6(2) .658 .733 .806 1.369 1.932 m1tsp45i 7.587 2 .023 m1tsp45i(1) .902 .703 1.648 1 .1992.466 m1tsp45i(2) 2.189 .819 7.141 1 .008 8.927 ankk1.84 2.301 2 .317ankk1.84(1) .657 .918 .512 1 .474 1.929 ankk1.84(2) 1.246 .909 1.881 1.170 3.478 Constant −3.461 1.355 6.528 1 .011 .031 ^(a)Variable(s)entered on step 1: chatpp2, chatch6, m1tsp45i, ankk1.84.

LoR=[1−(−3.461+1.181A1+1.69B1+0.658B2+0.902C1+2.189C2+0.657D1+1.246D2)]

Specificity=86.0% Sensitivity=56.7%

Positive predictive value (PPV)=70.8%Negative predictive value (NPV)=76.8%whereas:A1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984 C/CB1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/GB2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/AC1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/TC2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/CD1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/CD2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G

SLC6A4 solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter,serotonin), member 4 (5-HTT) LOCUS NM_001045 2775 bp mRNA linear PRI09-DEC-2007 DEFINITION Homo sapiens solute carrier family 6(neurotransmitter transporter, serotonin), member 4 (SLC6A4), mRNA.ACCESSION NM_001045 VERSION NM_001045.3GI:145553964 >/tmp/readseq.in.15790 [Unknown form], 2775 bases, 905checksum. SEQ ID NO:20acagccagcgccgccgggtgcctcgagggcgcgaggccagcccgcctgcccagcccgggaccagcctccccgcgcagcctggcaggtctcctggaggcaaggcgaccttgcttgccctctcttgcagaataacaaggggcttagccacaggagttgctggcaagtggaaagaagaacaaatgagtcaatcccgacgtgtcaatcccgacgatagagagctcggaggtgatccacaaatccaagcacccagagatcaattgggatccttggcagatggacatcagtgtcatttactaaccagcaggatggagacgacgcccttgaattctcagaagcagctatcagcgtgtgaagatggagaagattgtcaggaaaacggagttctacagaaggttgttcccaccccaggggacaaagtggagtccgggcaaatatccaatgggtactcagcagttccaagtcctggtgcgggagatgacacacggcactctatcccagcgaccaccaccaccctagtggctgagcttcatcaaggggaacgggagacctggggcaagaaggtggatttccttctctcagtgattggctatgctgtggacctgggcaatgtctggcgcttcccctacatatgttaccagaatggagggggggcattcctcctcccctacaccatcatggccatttttgggggaatcccgctcttttacatggagctcgcactgggacagtaccaccgaaatggatgcatttcaatatggaggaaaatctgcccgattttcaaagggattggttatgccatctgcatcattgccttttacattgcttcctactacaacaccatcatggcctgggcgctatactacctcatctcctccttcacggaccagctgccctggaccagctgcaagaactcctggaacactggcaactgcaccaattacttctccgaggacaacatcacctggaccctccattccacgtcccctgctgaagaattttacacgcgccacgtcctgcagatccaccggtctaaggggctccaggacctggggggcatcagctggcagctggccctctgcatcatgctgatcttcactgttatctacttcagcatctggaaaggcgtcaagacctctggcaaggtggtgtgggtgacagccaccttcccttatatcatcctttctgtcctgctggtgaggggtgccaccctccctggagcctggaggggtgttctcttctacttgaaacccaattggcagaaactcctggagacaggggtgtggatagatgcagccgctcagatcttcttctctcttggtccgggctttggggtcctgctggcttttgctagctacaacaagttcaacaacaactgctaccaagatgccctggtgaccagcgtggtgaactgcatgacgagcttcgtttcgggatttgtcatcttcacagtgctcggttacatggctgagatgaggaatgaagatgtgtctgaggtggccaaagacgcaggtcccagcctcctcttcatcacgtatgcagaagcgatagccaacatgccagcgtccactttctttgccatcatcttctttctgatgttaatcacgctgggcttggacagcacgtttgcaggcttggagggggtgatcacggctgtgctggatgagttcccacacgtctgggccaagcgccgggagcggttcgtgctcgccgtggtcatcacctgcttctttggatccctggtcaccctgacttttggaggggcctacgtggtgaagctgctggaggagtatgccacggggcccgcagtgctcactgtcgcgctgatcgaagcagtcgctgtgtcttggttctatggcatcactcagttctgcagggacgtgaaggaaatgctcggcttcagcccggggtggttctggaggatctgctgggtggccatcagccctctgtttctcctgttcatcatttgcagttttctgatgagcccgccacaactacgacttttccaatataattatccttactggagtatcatcttgggttactgcataggaacctcatctttcatttgcatccccacatatatagcttatcggttgatcatcactccagggacatttaaagagcgtattattaaaagtattaccccagaaacaccaacagaaattccttgtggggacatccgcttgaatgctgtgtaacacactcaccgagaggaaaaaggcttctccacaacctcctcctccagttctgatgaggcacgcctgccttctcccctccaagtgaatgagtttccagctaagcctgatgatggaagggccttctccacagggacacagtctggtgcccagactcaaggcctccagccacttatttccatggattcccctggacatattcccatggtagactgtgacacagctgagctggcctattttggacgtgtgaggatgtggatggaggtgatgaaaaccaccctatcatcagttaggattaggtttagaatcaagtctgtgaaagtctcctgtatcatttcttggtatgatcattggtatctgatatctgtttgcttctaaaggtttcactgttcatgaatacgtaaactgcgtaggagagaacagggatgctatctcgctagccatatattttctgagtagcatatataattttattgctggaatctactagaaccttctaatccatgtgctgctgtggcatcaggaaaggaagatgtaagaagctaaaatgaaaaatagtgtgtccatgcaaaaaaaaaaa (alpha 1A) ADRA1A adrenergic, alpha-1A-,receptor LOCUS NM_033303 2304 bp mRNA linear PRI 03-DEC-2007 DEFINITIONHomo sapiens adrenergic, alpha-1A-, receptor (ADRA1A), transcriptvariant 2, mRNA. ACCESSION NM_033303 VERSION NM_033303.3GI:111118985 >/tmp/readseq.in.15769 [Unknown form], 2304 bases, 1FE5checksum. SEQ ID NO:21gaattccgaatcatgtgcagaatgctgaatcttcccccagccaggacgaataagacagcgcggaaaagcagattctcgtaattctggaattgcatgttgcaaggagtctcctggatcttcgcacccagcttcgggtagggagggagtccgggtcccgggctaggccagcccggcaggtggagagggtccccggcagccccgcgcgcccctggccatgtctttaatgccctgccccttcatgtggccttctgagggttcccagggctggccagggttgtttcccacccgcgcgcgcgctctcacccccagccaaacccacctggcagggctccctccagccgagaccttttgattcccggctcccgcgctcccgcctccgcgccagcccgggaggtggccctggacagccggacctcgcccggccccggctgggaccatggtgtttctctcgggaaatgcttccgacagctccaactgcacccaaccgccggcaccggtgaacatttccaaggccattctgctcggggtgatcttggggggcctcattcttttcggggtgctgggtaacatcctagtgatcctctccgtagcctgtcaccgacacctgcactcagtcacgcactactacatcgtcaacctggcggtggccgacctcctgctcacctccacggtgctgcccttctccgccatcttcgaggtcctaggctactgggccttcggcagggtcttctgcaacatctgggcggcagtggatgtgctgtgctgcaccgcgtccatcatgggcctctgcatcatctccatcgaccgctacatcggcgtgagctacccgctgcgctacccaaccatcgtcacccagaggaggggtctcatggctctgctctgcgtctgggcactctccctggtcatatccattggacccctgttcggctggaggcagccggcccccgaggacgagaccatctgccagatcaacgaggagccgggctacgtgctcttctcagcgctgggctccttctacctgcctctggccatcatcctggtcatgtactgccgcgtctacgtggtggccaagagggagagccggggcctcaagtctggcctcaagaccgacaagtcggactcggagcaagtgacgctccgcatccatcggaaaaacgccccggcaggaggcagcgggatggccagcgccaagaccaagacgcacttctcagtgaggctcctcaagttctcccgggagaagaaagcggccaaaacgctgggcatcgtggtcggctgcttcgtcctctgctggctgccttttttcttagtcatgcccattgggtctttcttccctgatttcaagccctctgaaacagtttttaaaatagtattttggctcggatatctaaacagctgcatcaaccccatcatatacccatgctccagccaagagttcaaaaaggcctttcagaatgtcttgagaatccagtgtctctgcagaaagcagtcttccaaacatgccctgggctacaccctgcacccgcccagccaggccgtggaagggcaacacaaggacatggtgcgcatccccgtgggatcaagagagaccttctacaggatctccaagacggatggcgtttgtgaatggaaatttttctcttccatgccccgtggatctgccaggattacagtgtccaaagaccaatcctcctgtaccacagcccggacgaagtctcgctctgtcaccaggctggagtgcagtggcatgatcttggctcactgcaacctccgcctcccgggttcaagagattctcctgcctcagcctcccaagcagctgggactacagggatgtgccaccaggccgacgccaccaggcccagctaatttttgtatttttagtagagacggggtttcaccatgttggccaggatgatctcgatctcttgacctcatgatctgcctgcctcagcctcccaaagtgctgggattacaggcgtgagccaccgtgcccggcccaactattttttttttttatcttttttaacagtgcaatcctttctgtggatgaaatcttgctcagaagctcaatatgcaaaagaaagaaaaacagcagggctggacggatgttgggagtggggtaagaccccaaccactcagaaccacccccccaacacacacacacattctctccatggtgactggtgaggggcctctagagggtacatagtacaccatggagcacggtttaagcaccactggactacacattcttctgtggcagttatcttaccttcccatagacacccagcccatagccatt ggtt“ >/tmp/readseq.in.16991 [Unknown form], 476 bases, 196E checksum.MVFLSGNASDSSNCTQPPAPVNISKAILLGVILGGLILFGVLGNILVILSVACHRHLHSVTHYYIVNLAVADLLLTSTVLPFSAIFEVLGYWAFGRVFCNIWAAVDVLCCTASIMGLCIISIDRYIGVSYPLRYPTIVTQRRGLMALLCVWALSLVISIGPLFGWRQPAPEDETICQINEEPGYVLFSALGSFYLPLAIILVMYCRVYVVAKRESRGLKSGLKTDKSDSEQVTLRIHRKNAPAGGSGMASAKTKTHFSVRLLKFSREKKAAKTLGIVVGCFVLCWLPFFLVMPIGSFFPDFKPSETVFKIVFWLGYLNSCINPIIYPCSSQEFKKAFQNVLRIQCLCRKQSSKHALGYTLHPPSQAVEGQHKDMVRIPVGSRETFYRISKTDGVCEWKFFSSMPRGSARITVSKDQSSCTTARTKSRSVTRLECSGMILAHCNLRLPGSRDSPASASQAAGTTGMCHQADATRPS” (M1) CHRM1: cholinergic receptor, muscarinic1: NM_000738 2863 bp mRNA linear PRI 25-SEP-2007 DEFINITION Homo sapienscholinergic receptor, muscarinic 1 (CHRM1), mRNA. ACCESSION NM_000738VERSION NM_000738.2 GI:37622909 >/tmp/readseq.in.15796 [Unknown form],2863 bases, A5 checksum. SEQ ID NO:28tggggctcaaattgggtgccctggtgaaggaggggggcacactccagaacctagtccaaccccagacgctgcctgaggcttccctccagctcccctcccttccttttctccctttcctccctccctctctttccctttctccctccccgctaaggctggcgtgccagggggtgggacatgccaatcactggctgtgcctctcccgctgccagcacagggcgcagctccccctgggagccaggtgtttgggtccctggagacgccgcaggcccccagggaggcagtggggctgaggaccctacagacccctcttcagccccgtggtgatgactttcccctgaggaagccctgtagcgtgcctggaggaaggggctctccaaccccagccccacctagccaccatgaacacttcagccccacctgctgtcagccccaacatcaccgtcctggcaccaggaaagggtccctggcaagtggccttcattgggatcaccacgggcctcctgtcgctagccacagtgacaggcaacctgctggtactcatctctttcaaggtcaacacggagctcaagacagtcaataactacttcctgctgagcctggcctgtgctgacctcatcatcggtaccttctccatgaacctctataccacgtacctgctcatgggccactgggctctgggcacgctggcttgtgacctctggctggccctggactatgtggccagcaatgcctccgtcatgaatctgctgctcatcagctttgaccgctacttctccgtgactcggcccctgagctaccgtgccaagcgcacaccccgccgggcagctctgatgatcggcctggcctggctggtttcctttgtgctctgggccccagccatcctcttctggcagtacctggtaggggagcggacagtgctagctgggcagtgctacatccagttcctctcccagcccatcatcacctttggcacagccatggctgccttctacctccctgtcacagtcatgtgcacgctctactggcgcatctaccgggagacagagaaccgagcacgggagctggcagcccttcagggctccgagacgccaggcaaagggggtggcagcagcagcagctcagagaggtctcagccaggggctgagggctcaccagagactcctccaggccgctgctgtcgctgctgccgggcccccaggctgctgcaggcctacagctggaaggaagaagaggaagaggacgaaggctccatggagtccctcacatcctcagagggagaggagcctggctccgaagtggtgatcaagatgccaatggtggaccccgaggcacaggcccccaccaagcagcccccacggagctccccaaatacagtcaagaggccgactaagaaagggcgtgatcgagctggcaagggccagaagccccgtggaaaggagcagctggccaagcggaagaccttctcgctggtcaaggagaagaaggcggctcggaccctgagtgccatcctcctggccttcatcctcacctggacaccgtacaacatcatggtgctggtgtccaccttctgcaaggactgtgttcccgagaccctgtgggagctgggctactggctgtgctacgtcaacagcaccatcaaccccatgtgctacgcactctgcaacaaagccttccgggacacctttcgcctgctgctgctttgccgctgggacaagagacgctggcgcaagatccccaagcgccctggctccgtgcaccgcactccctcccgccaatgctgatagccccctctcctgcatccctccaccccagtccccgggaaaggccggtgggaagagggcaggggctgcatcctcagccccagggccctgctcaggcctcacctggcttcccaggaccctgggtcaccttcctgggcagcccagagagaccctgccaactttccagacttcgctattcccaggcagggagggaaacccggggaactggtttttctgttccctgctgggtgggaatgcgctcttcaccaggaagaaggcccgggaggaggatccgggctttggactccttgtttgcctttaggcaggaagtcaggagccagcagggcgggccaggagaaagaaggcttaacattaagtattccttggcccagcagcggcccagattgcggtgtgagatggtgccccctggggggcacagccagaaactgaactggccgctgggagaaaagccagatgacagggagctggggaatcccctcgcttcataggcagagcccgcccacctgggccctaggcatactctccaggattgtccacaaatgtcctcagagggtccctaggtgggtcaactccaaggcaaatgtccaagcatcagcaagacaatgacactggaagggtccggcttggctagtcacatatcaagtcccgaggcagcaacaggaccaggagccaggtgtcctgactgtcctacaatatcattttcctgggagtgggagtcaagtgtgcctgctatccagccgcaaatccataccccctgccccagagaagcctcagtccctccctcctggctcacagccaccacctggatggatctgctccatgcagatctagccaggcctcccgcatgctgcctgcctccggccctgccccacacaggcctggcccagccagcaggttctctcctgtgagctccccaatccaacccatgcatggcctcccagccacccggatctccaggcccagcctggccccaaatgttctttcctttcatcctcagcaagtgctgagtctgtgaataaagccacataaccagcgggcaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa CHATcholine acetyltransferase NM_020549 2485 bp mRNA linear PRI 09-DEC-2007DEFINITION Homo sapiens choline acetyltransferase (CHAT), transcriptvariant M, mRNA. ACCESSION NM_020549 VERSION NM_020549.3 GI:119433674KEYWORDS >/tmp/readseq.in.15802 [Unknown form], 2485 bases, F41checksum. SEQ ID NO:29tggggttggggaagtgcggtgactgggaaatgctgagctaggggcaggaggcatgggcgggacagtgttctgtgcccccttctagagcctaaatttgttgcccgagttcctccgggaagcgctccgggtagattctgggggccgggagctgagatccctgggcggggagctggggaagggatggggctgaggacagcgaagaagagggggcttgggggaggggggaaatggaagagagaggagggaggaggtacaagaggaaggagagaagtgcggccagcttgctttctccagtcgggtggccgcggggacccgggcgacgtcggaggccctgccgggaacccaggctgcagcccccacccccgcgctgcgacacgccccccaccccttccggctcacacccccgcccacactcctgagtggtgcggtgcagcgtcggccgaggcagcagagccgaggagagcaggtccacacctctgcatccctgcaccaggactcaccaagacgcccatcctggaaaaggtcccccgtaagatggcagcaaaaactcccagcagtgaggagtctgggctgcccaaactgcccgtgcccccgctgcagcagaccctggccacgtacctgcagtgcatgcgacacttggtgtctgaggagcagttcaggaagagccaggccattgtgcagcagtttggggcccctggtggcctcggcgagaccctgcagcagaaactcctggagcggcaggagaagacagccaactgggtgtctgagtactggctgaatgacatgtatctcaacaaccgcctggccctgcctgtcaactccagccctgccgtgatctttgctcggcagcacttccctggcaccgatgaccagctgaggtttgcagccagcctcatctctggtgtactcagctacaaggccctgctggacagccactccattcccactgactgtgccaaaggccagctgtcagggcagcccctttgcatgaagcaatactatgggctcttctcctcctaccggctccccggccatacccaggacacgctggtggctcagaacagcagcatcatgccggagcctgagcacgtcatcgtagcctgctgcaatcagttctttgtcttggatgttgtcattaatttccgccgtctcagtgagggggatctgttcactcagttgagaaagatagtcaaaatggcttccaacgaggacgagcgtttgcctccaattggcctgctgacgtctgacgggaggagcgagtgggccgaggccaggacggtcctcgtgaaagactccaccaaccgggactcgctggacatgattgagcgctgcatctgccttgtatgcctggacgcgccaggaggcgtggagctcagcgacacccacagggcactccagctccttcacggcggaggctacagcaagaacggggccaatcgctggtacgacaagtccctgcagtttgtggtgggccgagacggcacctgcggtgtggtgtgcgaacactccccattcgatggcatcgtcctggtgcagtgcactgagcatctgctcaagcacgtgacgcagagcagcaggaagctgatccgagcagactccgtcagcgagctccccgccccccggaggctgcggtggaaatgctccccggaaattcaaggccacttagcctcctcggcagaaaaacttcaacgaatagtaaagaaccttgacttcattgtctataagtttgacaactatgggaaaacattcattaagaagcagaaatgcagccctgatgccttcatccaggtggccctccagctggccttctacaggctccatcgaagactggtgcccacctacgagagcgcgtccatccgccgattccaggagggacgcgtggacaacatcagatcggccactccagaggcactggcttttgtgagagccgtgactgaccacaaggctgctgtgccagcttctgagaagcttctgctcctgaaggatgccatccgtgcccagactgcatacacagtcatggccataacagggatggccattgacaaccacctgctggcactgcgggagctggcccgggccatgtgcaaggagctgcccgagatgttcatggatgaaacctacctgatgagcaaccggtttgtcctctccactagccaggtgcccacaaccacggagatgttctgctgctatggtcctgtggtcccaaatgggtatggtgcctgctacaacccccagccagagaccatccttttctgcatctctagctttcacagctgcaaagagacttcttctagcaagtttgcaaaagctgtggaagaaagcctcattgacatgagagacctctgcagtctgctgccgcctactgagagcaagccattggcaacaaaggaaaaagccacgaggcccagccagggacaccaaccttgactcctgccactaggtttcacctcccaaacccagcctctagaacagccagaccctgcag NRG1: neuregulin 1: Neuregulin 1(NRG1) HUMGGFB 1199 bp mRNA linear PRI 12-JUN-1993 DEFINITION Humanrecombinant glial growth factor mRNA, complete cds and flanking region.ACCESSION L12261 VERSION L12261.I GI:292049 KEYWORDS glial growthfactor; neuregulin. SOURCE Homo sapiens (human)// >/tmp/readseq.in.15805 [Unknown form], 1199 bases, 209A checksum. SEQID NO:30 gcgcggaggccaggagctgagcggcggcggctgccggacgatgggagcgtgagcaggacggtgataacctctccccgatcgggttgcgagggcgccgggcagaggccaggacgcgagccgccagcggcgggacccatcgacgacttcccggggcgacaggagcagccccgagagccagggcgagcgcccgttccaggtggccggaccgcccgccgcgtccgcgccgcgctccctgcaggcaacgggagacgcccccgcgcagcgcgagcgcctcagcgcggccgctcgctctccccatcgagggacaaacttttcccaaacccgatccgagcccttggaccaaactcgcctgcgccgagagccgtccgcgtagagcgctccgtctccggcgagatgtccgagcgcaaagaaggcagaggcaaagggaagggcaagaagaaggagcgaggctccggcaagaagccggagtccgcggcgggcagccagagcccagccttgcctccccgattgaaagagatgaaaagccaggaatcggctgcaggttccaaactagtccttcggtgtgaaaccagttctgaatactcctctctcagattcaagtggttcaagaatgggaatgaattgaatcgaaaaaacaaaccacaaaatatcaagatacaaaaaaagccagggaagtcagaacttcgcattaacaaagcatcactggctgattctggagagtatatgtgcaaagtgatcagcaaattaggaaatgacagtgcctctgccaatatcaccatcgtggaatcaaacgagatcatcactggtatgccagcctcaactgaaggagcatatgtgtcttcagagtctcccattagaatatcagtatccacagaaggagcaaatacttcttcatctacatctacatccaccactgggacaagccatcttgtaaaatgtgcggagaaggagaaaactttctgtgtgaatggaggggagtgcttcatggtgaaagacctttcaaacccctcgagatacttgtgcaagtgcccaaatgagtttactggtgatcgctgccaaaactacgtaatggccagcttctacagtacgtccactccctttctgtctctgcctgaataggagcatgctcagttggtgctgctttcttgttgctgcatctcccctcagattccacctagagctagatgtgtcttaccaga ADRA2A NM_000681 3653bp mRNA linear PRI 26-SEP-2007 DEFINITION Homo sapiens adrenergic,alpha-2A-, receptor (ADRA2A), mRNA. ACCESSION NM_000681 VERSIONNM_000681.2 GI:15718669 KEYWORDS >/tmp/readseq.in.15814 [Unknown form],3653 bases, 13EE checksum. SEQ ID NO:26gcgctcggcgcccaccaggcggacgcccaggagaacccctgcctccgtcgcggctcctggagagctgatcgttcacctgccccggcccgcctgaggacgggggtgccttcatgcggcccccacactcctcaccccgccgccgccgccgtccccgagctccgcacagtgcgccccagccccagcagggcgcacaactttggaagtctcgcggcgctccgagaggcggcagagtccgcgccccagccccgggccgggccgggccagaaccgcagcgtctgggggaagccagagagtcggtaatcgcttcggggatgtaaggcgacagacataggacccccgagctcgcatcagcacccttcggctgcctcccggggtgggggcgggccccgcacacggtaagacctcttgctttcgctcaggctcaagattcaagatacagatattgatatgtatatatatatttaatttcctgtcatccttccaagttatcaggccaccgatgatttttgttctcccttcttgaagaataaatctctctttacccatcggctctccctactctctcccgccgcttagaaataaaacttggctgtattaggagctcggagcaagaaggcgcccaccgagagcgtctgaagcgcgagccaggcgcagttcgcgggacccgggccatgggccgctagcggtcctccagttcgggcccggcctccctgcggccccctccctatgtgagccgcagccaggcgagcggggcgccggaggaagaggaggacccacgggcgccgggccggaaggcagctggcagcaggcccaggccagcgggcgcccgcgttcatgttccgccaggagcagccgttggccgagggcagctttgcgcccatgggctccctgcagccggacgcgggcaacgcgagctggaacgggaccgaggcgccggggggcggcgcccgggccaccccttactccctgcaggtgacgctgacgctggtgtgcctggccggcctgctcatgctgctcaccgtgttcggcaacgtgctcgtcatcatcgccgtgttcacgagccgcgcgctcaaggcgccccaaaacctcttcctggtgtctctggcctcggccgacatcctggtggccacgctcgtcatccctttctcgctggccaacgaggtcatgggctactggtacttcggcaaggcttggtgcgagatctacctggcgctcgacgtgctcttctgcacgtcgtccatcgtgcacctgtgcgccatcagcctggaccgctactggtccatcacacaggccatcgagtacaacctgaagcgcacgccgcgccgcatcaaggccatcatcatcaccgtgtgggtcatctcggccgtcatctccttcccgccgctcatctccatcgagaagaagggcggcggcggcggcccgcagccggccgagccgcgctgcgagatcaacgaccagaagtggtacgtcatctcgtcgtgcatcggctccttcttcgctccctgcctcatcatgatcctggtctacgtgcgcatctaccagatcgccaagcgtcgcacccgcgtgccacccagccgccggggtccggacgccgtcgccgcgccgccggggggcaccgagcgcaggcccaacggtctgggccccgagcgcagcgcgggcccggggggcgcagaggccgaaccgctgcccacccagctcaacggcgcccctggcgagcccgcgccggccgggccgcgcgacaccgacgcgctggacctggaggagagctcgtcttccgaccacgccgagcggcctccagggccccgcagacccgagcgcggtccccggggcaaaggcaaggcccgagcgagccaggtgaagccgggcgacagcctgccgcggcgcgggccgggggcgacggggatcgggacgccggctgcagggccgggggaggagcgcgtcggggctgccaaggcgtcgcgctggcgcgggcggcagaaccgcgagaagcgcttcacgttcgtgctggccgtggtcatcggagtgttcgtggtgtgctggttccccttcttcttcacctacacgctcacggccgtcgggtgctccgtgccacgcacgctcttcaaattcttcttctggttcggctactgcaacagctcgttgaacccggtcatctacaccatcttcaaccacgatttccgccgcgccttcaagaagatcctctgtcggggggacaggaagcggatcgtgtgaggtttccgctggcgcccgcgtagactcacgctgactgcaggcagcggggggcatcgaggggtgcttagccccagggcactcagaaacccgggcgctgcctgctctgcgtttcctcgtctggggtggctctgcagcctcctgcgggcgggcgtctgctgctcctacaagggaagcttcttgctgccaggcccacacatccccagttgttggtttggccactcttgacctggagccatcttcctagtgggccacccctaatcactattgcttcctaaaggtattttcaccctcttcgcctggtacagccctcacagctcttcagagcaagcactggactacaagggcatggctcacaaaaggttaatggatgggggttacctagccctggctaattccccttccattcccaactctctctctctttttgaagaaaaatgctaagggcagccctgcctgccctccccatcccccgctgtaaatatacactatttttgatagcacacatggggcccccatatctcttggccttggttttgatgttgaaatcctggccttgggagagatgccttccaggcagacacagctgtctggttcaggccaagcccctttgcaatgcaagccctttctggtgttatgaagtccctctatgtcgtcgttttcaccagcaactggtgactgtcccttcgacacggacctgctttgagatttcctgacagggaaaagatttctgtccatttttttcctgtgcctaacagcataattgccttttcctatgtaaatattatgatggtggatcaagacataagtaaatgagcctttctgcctcacatcagccctgtgtataaagccattattctctgatgcactgtttgccccagtaactcactttaaaacctctctttccagtgttccctctctccctccagggccactgcttgaagaagaatatgtatgtttctatcttgtatgtctgtgtgcccctcctgccccgaaagtgctgactatggggaaatcttttagctgctgtttttagactccaaggagtggaaattatgtggaagaagcaaacctgatacaatttgcccaaggtaaacagtttgaaaagacaaatgggcctgccaaactgtacagtttcttccccaagagctgttaggtatcaaaatgttgtcctttcccccctccgtgcttttctggttgagatcatgtcattgatgaactgccaaagtcaggggaggagggcagagactttgtgtttacatctgcatttctacatgttttagacagagacaatttaaggcctgcactcttatttcactaaagaaaaactaatgtcagcacatgttgctaatgacagtggatttttttttaaataaaaaagtttacagatcaaatgtgaaataaatatgaatggagtggtc aaa ANKK1 NM_1785102543 bp mRNA linear PRI 18-NOV-2007 DEFINITION Homo sapiens ankyrinrepeat and kinase domain containing 1 (ANKK1), mRNA. ACCESSION NM_178510VERSION NM_178510.1 GI:30425443 >/tmp/readseq.in.16905 [Unknown form],2543 bases, AB1 checksum. SEQ ID NO:35cggacccgaggagcaggaagcggcggctccttcggccacccaggcagcagccacagcggggagtgcgcggcgcggggacaggaagagaggggcaatggctgccgaccccaccgagctgcggctgggcagcctccccgtcttcacccgcgacgacttcgagggcgactggcgcctagtggccagcggcggcttcagccaggtgttccaggcgcggcacaggcgctggcggacggagtacgccatcaagtgcgccccctgccttccacccgacgccgccagctctgatgtgaattacctcattgaagaagctgccaaaatgaagaagatcaagtttcagcacatcgtgtctatctacggggtgtgcaagcagcccctgggtattgtgatggagtttatggccaacggctccctggagaaggtgctgtccacccacagcctctgctggaagctcaggttccgcatcatccatgagaccagcttggccatgaacttcctgcacagcattaagccgcctctgctccacctggacctcaagccgggcaacatactcctggacagcaacatgcatgtcaaaatttcagacttcggcctgtccaagtggatggaacagtccacccggatgcagtacatcgagaggtcggctctgcggggcatgctcagctacatcccccctgagatgttcctggagagtaacaaggccccaggacctaaatatgatgtgtacagctttgcaattgtcatctgggagctactcactcagaagaaaccatactcagggttcaacatgatgatgattattatccgagtggcggcaggcatgcggccctccctacagcctgtctctgaccaatggccaagcgaggcccagcagatggtggacctgatgaaacgctgctgggaccaggaccccaagaagaggccatgctttctagacattaccatcgagacagacatactgctgtcactgctgcagagtcgtgtggcagtcccagagagcaaggccctggccaggaaggtgtcctgcaagctgtcgctgcgccagcccggggaggttaatgaggacatcagccaggaactgatggacagtgactcaggaaactacctgaagcgggcccttcagctctccgaccgtaagaatttggtcccgagagatgaggaactgtgtatctatgagaacaaggtcacccccctccacttcctggtggcccagggcagtgtggagcaggtgaggttgctgctggcccacgaggtagacgtggactgccagacggcctccggatacacgcccctcctgatcgccgcccaggaccagcaacccgacctctgtgccctgcttttggcacatggtgctgatgccaaccgagtggatgaggatggctgggccccactgcactttgcagcccagaatggggatgacggcactgcgcgcctgctcctggaccacggggcctgtgtggatgcccaggaacgtgaagggtggacccctcttcacctggctgcacagaataactttgagaatgtggcacggcttctggtctcccgtcaggctgaccccaacctgcatgaggctgagggcaagacccccctccatgtggccgcctactttggccatgttagcctggtcaagctgctgaccagccagggggctgagttggatgctcagcagagaaacctgagaacaccactgcacctggcagtagagcggggcaaagtgagggccatccaacacctgctgaagagtggagcggtccctgatgcccttgaccagagcggctacggcccactgcacactgcagctgccaggggcaaatacctgatctgcaagatgctgctcaggtacggagccagccttgagctgcccacccaccagggctggacacccctgcatctagcagcctacaagggccacctggagatcatccatctgctggcagagagccacgcaaacatgggtgctcttggagctgtgaactggactcccctgcacctagctgcacgccacggggaggaggcggtggtgtcagcactgctgcagtgtggggctgaccccaatgctgcagagcagtcaggctggacacccctccacctggcggtccagaggagcaccttcctgagtgtcatcaacctcctagaacatcacgcaaatgtccacgcccgcaacaaggtgggctggacacccgcccacctggccgccctcaagggcaacacagccatcctcaaagtgctggtcgaggcaggcgcccagctggacgtccaggatggagtgagctgcacacccctgcaactggccctccgcagccgaaagcagggcatcatgtccttcctagagggcaaggagccgtcagtggccactctgggtggttctaagccaggagccgagatggaaatttagacaacttggccagccgtggtggctcacgtctgtaatcccagcactttgggaggctgaggcaggcagatcacctgatatcaagagtttgaggccagcctggccaacatggcaaaaccctgtctctgctaaaaatacaaaatttagctgggta // DRD3 NM_033660 1193 bpmRNA linear PRI 27-NOV-2005 DEFINITION Homo sapiens dopamine receptor D3(DRD3), transcript variant d, mRNA. ACCESSION NM_033660 VERSIONNM_033660.1 GI:16445399 >/tmp/readseq.in.16915 [Unknown form], 1193bases, 9FE checksum. SEQ ID NO:52taaagaaaacggatacattcgaaagcagctatgaaacatgcactaaggtctaatagggaagctggaaaagcagcactcaagtaatttcaccttagaggcaaaaatgggtgatttctttctgttcatttcatagtttctgagtcctgagaaaggcaaagtttgctttgcttgggtatgtctgctgtcagtaaatggctgcaggagccgaagtggtaaactcctcggtctccagaaatcagaagaaaattttaggaagccccttggcatcacgcacctccctctgggctatggcatctctgagtcagctgagtagccacctgaactacacctgtggggcagagaactccacaggtgccagccaggcccgcccacatgcctactatgccctctcctactgcgcgctcatcctggccatcgtcttcggcaatggcctggtgtgcatggctgtgctgaaggagcgggccctgcagactaccaccaactacttagtagtgagcctggctgtggcagacttgctggtggccaccttggtgatgccctgggtggtatacctggaggtgacaggtggagtctggaatttcagccgcatttgctgtgatgtttttgtcaccctggatgtcatgatgtgtacagccagcatccttaatctctgtgccatcagcatagacaggtacactgcagtggtcatgcccgttcactaccagcatggcacgggacagagctcctgtcggcgcgtggccctcatgatcacggccgtctgggtactggcctttgctgtgtcctgccctcttctgtttggctttaataccacaggggaccccactgtctgctccatctccctgagtcccaccatagcgcccaagctcagcttagaagttcgaaaactcagcaatggcagattatcgacatctttgaagctggggcccctgcaacctcggggagtgccacttcgggagaagaaggcaacccaaatggtggccattgtgcttggggccttcattgtctgctggctgcccttcttcttgacccatgttctcaatacccactgccagacatgccacgtgtccccagagctttacagtgccacgacatggctgggctacgtgaatagcgccctcaaccctgtgatctataccaccttcaatatcgagttccggaaagccttcctcaagatcctgtcttgctgagggagc HTR6 NM_000871 1984 bp mRNAlinear PRI 17-SEP-2007 DEFINITION Homo sapiens 5-hydroxytryptamine(serotonin) receptor 6 (HTR6), mRNA. ACCESSION NM_000871 VERSIONNM_000871.1 GI:4504544 >/tmp/readseq.in.16938 [Unknown form], 1984bases, 1FC0 checksum. SEQ ID NO:53cccgagagcgcccattcacccccctcacccacctccccgcgttcccacttccccgcactctgacccggccggacgcccctcccctatcttgccgcccgccccctccagggggctctgctcccaccccagggagcccatccgacctctgcttgacttcccgccgcttccttcaggggcctcggctcatcgggtgcccctccccaaacttccaacccgtttgctccaggagttcctgccccatccccgagggcgcccaaatagccacactgtgtcctcctgtagtcgccgccccctgacctagcgcgacccagcgcccccgcccatgtccccccactcacctcccccggggggcgtggtgagtcgcggtctgttctcacggacggtccccgtccagcctgcgcttcgccggggccctcatctgctttcccgccaccctatcactcccttgccgtccaccctcggtcctcatggtcccagagccgggcccaaccgccaatagcaccccggcctggggggcagggccgccgtcggccccggggggcagcggctgggtggcggccgcgctgtgcgtggtcatcgcgctgacggcggcggccaactcgctgctgatcgcgctcacctgcactcagcccgcgctgcgcaacacgtccaacttcttcctggtgtcgctcttcacgtctgacctgatggtggggctggtggtgatgccgccggccatgctgaacgcgctgtacgggcgctgggtgctggcgcgcggcctctgcctgctctggaccgccttcgacgtgatgtgctgcagcgcctccatcctcaacctctgcctcatcagcctggaccgctacctgctcatcctctcgccgctgcgctacaagctgcgcatgacgcccctgcgtgccctggccctagtcctgggcgcctggagcctcgccgctctcgcctccttcctgcccctgctgctgggctggcacgagctgggccacgcacggccacccgtccctggccagtgccgcctgctggccagcctgccttttgtccttgtggcgtcgggcctcaccttcttcctgccctcgggtgccatatgcttcacctactgcaggatcctgctagctgcccgcaagcaggccgtgcaggtggcctccctcaccaccggcatggccagtcaggcctcggagacgctgcaggtgcccaggaccccacgcccaggggtggagtctgctgacagcaggcgtctagccacgaagcacagcaggaaggccctgaaggccagcctgacgctgggcatcctgctgggcatgttctttgtgacctggttgcccttctttgtggccaacatagtccaggccgtgtgcgactgcatctccccaggcctcttcgatgtcctcacatggctgggttactgtaacagcaccatgaaccccatcatctacccactcttcatgcgggacttcaagcgggcgctgggcaggttcctgccatgtccacgctgtccccgggagcgccaggccagcctggcctcgccatcactgcgcacctctcacagcggcccccggcccggccttagcctacagcaggtgctgccgctgcccctgccgccggactcagattcggactcagacgcaggctcaggcggctcctcgggcctgcggctcacggcccagctgctgcttcctggcgaggccacccaggaccccccgctgcccaccagggccgctgccgccgtcaatttcttcaacatcgaccccgcggagcccgagctgcggccgcatccacttggcatccccacgaactgacccgggcttggggctggccaatggggagctggattgagcagaacccagaccctgagtccttgggccagctcttggctaagaccaggaggctgcaagtctcctagaagccctctgagctccagaggggtgcgcagagctgaccccctgctgccatctccaggccccttacctgcagggatcatagctgactcaga // RXFP3 NM_016568 1854 bp mRNAlinear PRI 03-SEP-2007 DEFINITION Homo sapiens relaxin/insulin-likefamily peptide receptor 3 (RXFP3), mRNA. ACCESSION NM_016568 VERSIONNM_016568.2 GI:141802857 >/tmp/readseq.in.16968 [Unknown form], 1854bases, 267 checksum. SEQ ID NO:54ttggggagttatgcgccagtgccccagtgaccgcgggacacggagaggggaagtctgcgttgtacataaggacctagggactccgagcttggcctgagaacccttggacgccgagtgcttgccttacgggctgcactcctcaactctgctccaaagcagccgctgagctcaactcctgcgtccagggcgttcgctgcgcgccaggacgcgcttagtacccagttcctgggctctctcttcagtagctgctttgaaagctcccacgcacgtcccgcaggctagcctggcaacaaaactggggtaaaccgtgttatcttaggtcttgtcccccagaacatgacctagaggtacctgcgcatgcagatggccgatgcagccacgatagccaccatgaataaggcagcaggcggggacaagctagcagaactcttcagtctggtcccggaccttctggaggcggccaacacgagtggtaacgcgtcgctgcagcttccggacttgtggtgggagctggggctggagttgccggacggcgcgccgccaggacatcccccgggcagcggcggggcagagagcgcggacacagaggcccgggtgcggattctcatcagcgtggtgtactgggtggtgtgcgccctggggttggcgggcaacctgctggttctctacctgatgaagagcatgcagggctggcgcaagtcctctatcaacctcttcgtcaccaacctggcgctgacggactttcagtttgtgctcaccctgcccttctgggcggtggagaacgctcttgacttcaaatggcccttcggcaaggccatgtgtaagatcgtgtccatggtgacgtccatgaacatgtacgccagcgtgttcttcctcactgccatgagtgtgacgcgctaccattcggtggcctcggctctgaagagccaccggacccgaggacacggccggggcgactgctgcggccggagcctgggggacagctgctgcttctcggccaaggcgctgtgtgtgtggatctgggctttggccgcgctggcctcgctgcccagtgccattttctccaccacggtcaaggtgatgggcgaggagctgtgcctggtgcgtttcccggacaagttgctgggccgcgacaggcagttctggctgggcctctaccactcgcagaaggtgctgttgggcttcgtgctgccgctgggcatcattatcttgtgctacctgctgctggtgcgcttcatcgccgaccgccgcgcggcggggaccaaaggaggggccgcggtagccggaggacgcccgaccggagccagcgcccggagactgtcgaaggtcaccaaatcagtgaccatcgttgtcctgtccttcttcctgtgttggctgcccaaccaggcgctcaccacctggagcatcctcatcaagttcaacgcggtgcccttcagccaggagtatttcctgtgccaggtatacgcgttccctgtgagcgtgtgcctagcgcactccaacagctgcctcaaccccgtcctctactgcctcgtgcgccgcgagttccgcaaggcgctcaagagcctgctgtggcgcatcgcgtctccttcgatcaccagcatgcgccccttcaccgccactaccaagccggagcacgaggatcaggggctgcaggccccggcgccgccccacgcggccgcggagccggacctgctctactacccacctggcgtcgtggtctacagcggggggcgctacgacctgctgcccagcagctctgcctactgacgcaggcctcaggcccagggcgcgccgtcggggcaaggtggccttccccgggcggtaaagaggtgaaaggatgaaggagggct gggg RXFP4 NM_1818851146 bp mRNA linear PRI 03-SEP-2007 DEFINITION Homo sapiensrelaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 4 (RXFP4), mRNA. ACCESSIONNM_181885 VERSION NM_181885.2 GI:111548672 >/tmp/readseq.in.16974[Unknown form], 1148 bases, 71F checksum. SEQ ID NO:55accaatctctgatgccctgcgatgcccacactcaatacttctgcctctccacccacattcttctgggccaatgcctccggaggcagtgtgctgagtgctgatgatgctccgatgcctgtcaaattcctagccctgaggctcatggttgccctggcctatgggcttgtgggggccattggcttgctgggaaatttggcggtgctgtgggtactgagtaactgtgcccggagagcccctggcccaccttcagacaccttcgtcttcaacctggctctggcggacctgggactggcactcactctccccttttgggcagccgagtcggcactggactttcactggcccttcggaggtgccctctgcaagatggttctgacggccactgtcctcaacgtctatgccagcatcttcctcatcacagcgctgagcgttgctcgctactgggtggtggccatggctgcggggccaggcacccacctctcactcttctgggcccgaatagccaccctggcagtgtgggcggcggctgccctggtgacggtgcccacagctgtcttcggggtggagggtgaggtgtgtggtgtgcgcctttgcctgctgcgtttccccagcaggtactggctgggggcctaccagctgcagagggtggtgctggctttcatggtgcccttgggcgtcatcaccaccagctacctgctgctgctggccttcctgcagcggcggcaacggcggcggcaggacagcagggtcgtggcccgctctgtccgcatcctggtggcttccttcttcctctgctggtttcccaaccatgtggtcactctctggggtgtcctggtgaagtttgacctggtgccctggaacagtactttctatactatccagacgtatgtcttccctgtcactacttgcttggcacacagcaatagctgcctcaaccctgtgctgtactgtctcctgaggcgggagccccggcaggctctggcaggcaccttcagggatctgcggttgaggctgtggccccagggcggaggctgggtgcaacaggtggccctaaagcaggtaggcaggcggtgggtcgcaagcaacccccgggagagccgcccttctaccctgctcaccaacctggacagagggacacccgggtga//

All publications mentioned in the present specification, and referencescited in said publications, are herein incorporated by reference.Various modifications and variations of the described methods and systemof the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the scope and spirit of the invention. Although theinvention has been described in connection with specific preferredembodiments, it should be understood that the invention as claimedshould not be unduly limited to such specific embodiments. Indeed,various modifications of the described modes for carrying out theinvention which are obvious to those skilled in molecular biology orrelated fields are intended to be within the scope of the followingclaims.

1. A method of determining the likelihood of a response to olanzapinetreatment in a patient comprising detecting the allelic forms of one ormore polymorphisms in one or more genes of said patient, selected fromthe group consisting of: ADRA2A, ADRA1A and ANKK1.
 2. A method ofdetermining the likelihood of a response to olanzapine treatment in apatient comprising detecting the allelic forms of one or morepolymorphisms in each of the following genes of said patient: ADRA2A,ADRA1A and ANKK1.
 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising detectingthe allelic forms of one or more polymorphisms in one or more of thefollowing genes of said patient: D3, 5-HTT, M1 and 5-HT6.
 4. The methodof any of claim 2, further comprising detecting the allelic forms of oneor more polymorphisms in each of the following genes of said patient:D3, 5-HTT, M1 and 5-HT6.
 5. The method of claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4,wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ADRA1A, comprises 4155-C/G ,wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ADRA2A comprises −2211-A/T,and wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ANKK1 comprises −8882-C/G.6. The method of claim 5, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in D3comprises Ser9/Gly9, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in 5-HTTcomprises LPR 480/520 bp, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in M1comprises −12064-T/C, and wherein said one or more polymorphisms in5-HT6 comprises 267-C/T.
 7. The method of claim 4, wherein said one ormore polymorphisms in ADRA1A consists of 4155-C/G, wherein said one ormore polymorphisms in ADRA2A consists of −2211-A/T, and wherein said oneor more polymorphisms in ANKK1 consists of −8882-C/G.
 8. The method ofclaim 7, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in D3 consists ofSer9/Gly9, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in 5-HTT consists ofLPR 480/520 bp, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in M1 consists of−12064-T/C, and wherein said one or more polymorphisms in 5-HT6 consistsof 267-C/T.
 9. The method of claim 2, further comprising determining thecopy number of the wild type allele with respect to each polymorphism.10. The method of claim 9, wherein the likelihood of a response toolanzapine treatment (LoR) in said patient can be predicted using thefollowing algorithm:LoR=[1−(−0.173+1.552A1+1.361A2+2.273B1+1.893B2+0.007C1+0.298C2)],wherein A1=1A −4155-C/C genotype, A2=α1A −4155-C/G genotype,B1=α_(2A)−2211-A/A genotype, B2=α_(2A)−2211-A/T genotype, C1=ANKK1−8882-C/C genotype, and C2=ANKK1 −8882-C/G genotype.
 11. The method ofclaim 7, wherein the likelihood of a response to olanzapine treatment(LoR) in said patient can be predicted using the following algorithm:LoR=[1−(−3.443+1.745A1+1.909A2+2.574B1+1.901B2+0.681C1+1.033C2+1.691D1+0.801D2−18.217E1−18.204E2−18.589E3+0.732F1+1.099F2+22.508G1+23.778G2)]wherein A1=α_(1A)−4155-C/C genotype, A2=α1A −4155-C/G genotype,B1=α_(2A)−2211-A/A genotype, B2=α_(2A)−2211-A/T genotype, C1 ANKK1−8882-C/C genotype, C2=ANKK1 −8882-C/G genotype, D1=D3 Ser9/Ser9genotype, D2=D3 Ser9/Gly9 genotype, E1=5-HTT LPR 480 bp/480 bp genotype,E2=5-HTT LPR 480/520 bp genotype, E3=5-HTT LPR 520/520 bp genotype,F1=M1 −12064-T/T genotype and F2=M1 −12064-T/C genotype, G1=5-HT6267-C/Cgenotype and G2=5-HT6 267-C/T genotype.
 12. The method of any on ofclaims 10 or 11, wherein said response is beneficial, as determined byan improvement of 20 points or more in the GAF scales, or at least a 30%decrease in PANSS values after olanzapine.
 13. A method of determiningthe likelihood of a general response to olanzapine treatment in apatient comprising detecting the allelic forms of one or morepolymorphisms in one or more genes in a sample of said patient, selectedfrom the group consisting of: ADRA1A, ANKK1 and M1.
 14. A method ofdetermining the likelihood of a general response to olanzapine treatmentin a patient comprising detecting the allelic forms of one or morepolymorphisms in each of the following genes of said patient: ADRA1A,ANKK1 and M1.
 15. The method of claim 13, further comprising detectingthe allelic forms of one or more polymorphisms in one or more of thefollowing genes of said patient: ChAT, 5HTT, and Neuregulin.
 16. Themethod of any of claim 14, further comprising detecting the allelicforms of one or more polymorphisms in each of the following genes ofsaid patient: ChAT, 5HTT, and Neuregulin.
 17. The method of claim 13 or14 or 15 or 16, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ADRA1Acomprises −4155 C/G, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ANKK1comprises −8882 C/G, and wherein said one or more polymorphisms in M1comprises −12064 T/C.
 18. The method of claim 17, wherein said one ormore polymorphisms in ChAT comprises rs1880676 G/A, wherein said one ormore polymorphisms in 5HTT comprises rs187294 2630 T/C, and wherein saidone or more polymorphisms in Neuregulin comprises SNP8NRG221533 C/T. 19.The method of claim 16, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ADRA1Aconsists of −4155 C/G, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ANKK1consists of −8882 C/G, and wherein said one or more polymorphisms in M1consists of −12064 T/C.
 20. The method of claim 19, wherein said one ormore polymorphisms in ChAT consists of rs1880676 G/A, wherein said oneor more polymorphisms in 5HTT consists of rs187294 2630 T/C, and whereinsaid one or more polymorphisms in Neuregulin consists of SNP8NRG221533C/T.
 21. The method of claim 19, wherein said likelihood of an overallresponse to olanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) is calculatedaccording to the following algorithm:[1−(−2.59+0.915A1+0.526A2+1.686B1+1.888B2+0.743C1+1.889C2)] as measuredby PANSS, wherein A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/C,A2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/G, B1=ANKK1rs3897584−8882C/C, B2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, C1=Muscarinic receptorM1 rs12295208−12064T/T, and C2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064T/C.
 22. The method of claim 20, wherein said likelihood of an overallresponse to olanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) is calculatedaccording to the following algorithm:=[1−(−5.402+1.602A1+1.108A2+1.212B1+1.965B2+1.399C1+2.814C2+1.118D1+0.068D2+1.708E1+1.952E2+1.097F1−0.806F2)],as measured by PANSS, wherein A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptorrs2644627−4155 C/C, A2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G,B1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/C, B2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, C1=Muscarinicreceptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T, C2=Muscarinic receptor M1rs122952098−12064 T/C, D1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G,D2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/A, E1=5-HTT rs187294 2630T/T, E2=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/C, F1=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/C andF2=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/T.
 23. The method of claim 21 or 22,wherein said response is measured by PANSS, and said response is atherapeutically effective response comprises at least a 30% decrease inPANSS.
 24. The method of claim 19, wherein said likelihood of a overallresponse to olanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) is calculatedaccording to the following algorithm: likelihood of response(LoR)=[1−(−1.897+1.068A1+0.799A2+1.023B1+1.258B2+0.601C1+1.285C2)] asmeasured by GAF, wherein A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptorrs2644627-4155C/C, A2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/G,B1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/C, B2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, C1=Muscarinicreceptor M1 rs12295208−12064T/T, and C2=Muscarinic receptor M1rs12295208−12064 T/C
 25. The method of claim 20, wherein said likelihoodof an overall response to olanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) iscalculated according to the following algorithm:=[1−(5.916+1.646A1+1.387A2+0.925B1+1.318B2+0.648C1+1.480C2+0.973D1+0.418D2+2.671A1+2.888E2+2.471 A1+0.145F2)], wherein A1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptorrs2644627−4155 C/C, A2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G,B1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/C, B2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, C1=Muscarinicreceptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T, C2=Muscarinic receptor M1rs122952098−12064 T/C, D1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G,D2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/A, E1=5-HTT rs187294 2630T/T, E2=5-HTT rs187294 2630 T/C, F1=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/C andF2=Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/T.
 26. The method of claim 24 or 25,wherein said response is measured by GAF, and said response is atherapeutically effective response comprises an improvement of 20 pointsor more in GAF scales.
 27. A method of determining the likelihood ofimprovement in positive symptoms to olanzapine treatment in a patientcomprising detecting the allelic forms of one or more polymorphisms inone or more genes of said patient selected from the group consisting of:ANKK1, M1, and ADRA1A.
 28. A method of determining the likelihood ofimprovement in positive symptoms to olanzapine treatment in a patientcomprising detecting the allelic forms of one or more polymorphisms ineach of the following genes of said patient: ANKK1, M1, and ADRA1A. 29.The method of claim 27 or 28, wherein said one or more polymorphisms inANKK1 comprises −8882 C/G, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in M1comprises −12064 T/C, and wherein said one or more polymorphisms inADRA1A comprises −4155C/G.
 30. The method of claim 28, wherein said oneor more polymorphisms in ANKK1 consists of −8882 C/G, wherein said oneor more polymorphisms in M1 consists of −12064 T/C, and wherein said oneor more polymorphisms in ADRA1A consists of −4155C/G.
 31. The method ofclaim 30, wherein said likelihood of improvement in positive symptoms toolanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) is calculated according tothe following algorithm:LoR=[1−(−2.08+1.748A1+1.851A2+0.429B1+1.338B2−0.792C1−0.217C2)] whereinA1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/C, A2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, B1=Muscarinicreceptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T, B2=Muscarinic receptor M1rs12295208−12064 T/C, C1=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/C, and C2=Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G.
 32. Themethod of claim 31, wherein said improvement in positive symptoms toolanzapine treatment in a patient response is measured by PANSS, andsaid improvement in positive symptoms comprises at least a 30% decreasein positive PANSS scores.
 33. A method of determining the likelihood ofimprovement in negative symptoms to olanzapine treatment in a patientcomprising detecting the allelic forms of one or more polymorphisms inone or more genes of said patient selected from the group consisting of:RXFP3, RFXP4, and ChAT.
 34. A method of determining the likelihood ofimprovement in negative symptoms to olanzapine treatment in a patientcomprising detecting the allelic forms of one or more polymorphisms ineach of the following genes of said patient: RXFP3, RXFP4, and ChAT. 35.The method of claim 33 or 34, wherein said one or more polymorphisms inRXFP3 comprises −903 A/C, wherein said one or more polymorphisms inRXFP4 comprises −3768 A/T, and wherein said one or more polymorphismsChAT comprises rs8178984 C/C.
 36. The method of claim 34, wherein saidone or more polymorphisms in RXFP3 consists of −903 A/C, wherein saidone or more polymorphisms in RXFP4 consists of −3768 A/T, and whereinsaid one or more polymorphisms CHAT consists of rs8178984 C/C.
 37. Themethod of claim 36, wherein said likelihood of improvement in negativesymptoms to olanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) is calculatedaccording to the following algorithm:LoR=[1−(−0.221−0.24A1+0.764A2+0.308B1−0.482B21.812C1)], wherein A1=RXFP3rs7702361−903 A/A, A2=RXFP3 rs7702361−903 C/C, B1=RXFP4 rs11264422−3678A/A, B2=RXFP4 rs11264422−3678 A/T and C1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChATrs8178984 C/C.
 38. The method of claim 37, wherein said improvement innegative symptoms is measured by PANSS, and said improvement comprisesat least a 30% decrease in negative PANSS score.
 39. A method ofdetermining the likelihood of an improvement in general psychopathologyin response to olanzapine treatment in a patient comprising detectingthe allelic forms of one or more polymorphisms in one or more genes ofsaid patient selected from the group consisting of: ChAT, M1 and ANKK1.40. A method of determining the likelihood of an improvement in generalpsychopathology in response to olanzapine treatment in a patientcomprising detecting the allelic forms of one or more polymorphisms ineach of the following genes of said patient: ChAT, M1 and ANKK1.
 41. Themethod of claim 39 or 40, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ChATcomprises rs1880676 G/A and rs8178984 C/C, wherein said one or morepolymorphisms in M1 comprises −12064 T/T or T/C, and wherein said one ormore polymorphisms in ANKK1 comprises −8882 C/G.
 42. The method of claim40, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in ChAT consists of rs1880676G/A and rs8178984 C/C, wherein said one or more polymorphisms in M1consists of −12064 T/T or T/C, and wherein said one or morepolymorphisms in ANKK1 consists of −8882 C/G.
 43. The method of claim42, wherein said likelihood of improvement in general psychopathology inresponse to olanzapine treatment in said patient (LoR) is calculatedaccording to the following algorithm:LoR=[1−(−3.461+1.181A1+1.69B1+0.658B2+0.902C1+2.189C2+0.657D1+1.246D2)],wherein A1=Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984 C/C, B1=CholineAcetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G, B2=Choline Acetyltransferase ChATrs1880676 G/A, C1=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T,C2=Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/C, D1=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/C and D2=ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G.
 44. The method of claim 43, whereinsaid improvement is measured by PANSS, and comprises at least a 30%decrease in general psychopathology PANSS score.
 45. A kit fordetermining a genotype of an individual, wherein said kit comprisesoligonucleotides for detection of alleles of each polymorphism in thegroup consisting of: α1A−4155-C/C genotype, α1A −4155-C/G genotype,α_(2A)−2211-A/A genotype, α_(2A)−2211-A/T genotype, ANKK1 −8882-C/Cgenotype, and ANKK −8882-C/G.
 46. The kit of claim 45, wherein saidoligonucleotides comprise oligonucleotides with sequences selected fromthe group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ IDNO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, and SEQ ID NO:10.
 47. A kit for determining agenotype of an individual, wherein said kit comprises oligonucleotidesfor detection of alleles of each polymorphism in the group consistingof: α1A −4155-C/C genotype, α1A −4155-C/G genotype, α_(2A)−2211-A/Agenotype, α_(2A)−2211-A/T genotype, ANKK1 −8882-C/C genotype, ANKK1−8882-C/G genotype, D3 Ser9/Ser9 genotype, D3 Ser9/Gly9 genotype, 5-HTTLPR 480 bp/480 bp genotype, 5-HTT LPR 480/520 bp genotype, 5-HTT LPR520/520 bp genotype, M1 −12064-T/T genotype and M1 −12064-T/C genotype,5-HT6 267-C/C genotype and 5-HT6 267-C/T genotype.
 48. The kit of claim47, wherein said oligonucleotides comprise oligonucleotides withsequences selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ IDNO:2, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, and SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ IDNO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ IDNO:43, SEQ ID NO:36 and SEQ ID NO:37.
 49. A kit for determining agenotype of an individual, wherein said kit comprises oligonucleotidesfor detection of alleles of each polymorphism in the group consistingof: Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155C/C, Alpha-1A adrenergicreceptor rs2644627−4155C/G, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/C, ANKK1rs3897584−8882 C/G, Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064T/T, andMuscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/C.
 50. The kit of claim 49,wherein said oligonucleotides comprise oligonucleotides with sequencesselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ IDNO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43.
 51. A kit fordetermining a genotype of an individual, wherein said kit comprisesoligonucleotides for detection of alleles of each polymorphism in thegroup consisting of: Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/C,Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor rs2644627−4155 C/G, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882C/C, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G, Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064T/T, Muscarinic receptor M1 rs122952098−12064 T/C, CholineAcetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G, Choline Acetyltransferase ChATrs11880676 G/A, 5-HTT rs1187294 2630 T/T, 5-HTT rs11872924 2630 T/C,Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/C and Neuregulin 1 SNP8NRG221533 C/T. 52.The kit of claim 51, wherein said oligonucleotides compriseoligonucleotides with sequences selected from the group consisting of:SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ IDNO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47 and SEQ ID NO:39.
 53. Akit for determining a genotype of an individual, wherein said kitcomprises oligonucleotides for detection of alleles of each polymorphismin the group consisting of: RXFP3 rs7702361−903 A/A, RXFP3 rs7702361−903C/C, RXFP4 rs11264422−3678 A/A, RXFP4 rs11264422−3678 A/T and CholineAcetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984 C/C genotypes.
 54. The kit of claim 53,wherein said oligonucleotides comprise oligonucleotides with sequencesselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:14 and SEQ ID NO:15.
 55. A kit fordetermining a genotype of an individual, wherein said kit comprisesoligonucleotides for detection of alleles of each polymorphism in thegroup consisting of: Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs8178984 C/C,Choline Acetyltransferase ChAT rs1880676 G/G, Choline AcetyltransferaseChAT rs1880676 G/A, Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/T,Muscarinic receptor M1 rs12295208−12064 T/C, ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/Cand ANKK1 rs3897584−8882 C/G.
 56. The kit of claim 55, wherein saidoligonucleotides comprise oligonucleotides with sequences selected fromthe group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ IDNO:12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:14 and SEQID NO:15.
 57. An isolated nucleic acid comprising a polymorphismselected from the group consisting of: ADRA1A −4155 C/G, ADRA2A −2211A/T, ANKK1 −8882 G/C, CHAT rs1880676, CHAT rs8178984, DRD3 Ser9Gly,5-HT6 267 C/T, 5-HTT (SLC6A4) 2630 C/T, 5-HTT (SLC6A4) LPR 480/520 bp,M1 −12,064 T/C, Neuregulin 1221533, RXFP3 rs7702361 A/C, and RXFP4rs11264422 A/T.